Extrapair paternity in hooded warblers

We examined the role of extrapair fertilizations (EPFs) in the mating system of the hooded warbler (Wilsonia citrina), a monogamous songbird. DNA fingerprinting revealed that 8 of 17 (47%) females had extrapair young in their first or second brood, and 23 of 78 (29%) nestlings were the result of EPF...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology 1994-01, Vol.5 (4), p.384-392
Hauptverfasser:	Stutchbury, Bridget J., Rhymer, Judith M., Morton, Eugene S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	breeding synchrony DNA fingerprinting extrapair copulations mating systems parental care Parulinae Wilsonia atrina Wilsonia citrina
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