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Extra-pair Paternity in Waved Albatrosses by Kathryn P. Huyvaert; David J. Anderson; Thomas C. Jones; Wenrui Duan; Patricia G. Parker is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Extra-pair Paternity in Waved Albatrosses about?
We estimated the rate of extra-pair fertilizations (EPFs) in waved albatrosses (Phoebastria irrorata) on Isla Española, Galápagos, Ecuador, using multilocus minisatellite DNA fingerprinting. Waved albatrosses are socially monogamous, long-lived seabirds whose main population is on Española. Aggressive extra-pair copulation (EPC) attempts have been observed in the breeding colony during the days preceding egg-laying. Our genetic analyses of 16 families (single chicks and their attending parents) revealed evidence of EPFs in four families. In all cases males were the excluded parent. These data suggest that waved albatrosses have an unusually high rate of EPF relative to taxa with similar life histories. Future behavioural observations will determine the extent to which forced vs. unforced EPCs contribute to this high EPF rate.
Who reads Extra-pair Paternity in Waved Albatrosses?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- Kathryn P. Huyvaert; David J. Anderson; Thomas C. Jones; Wenrui Duan; Patricia G. Parker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0962-1083)
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)