No evidence for increased offspring heterozygosity from extrapair mating in the reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 561-565

  Kleven, Oddmund ^a   Lifjeld, Jan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Emberiza schoeniclus; Extrapair paternity; Genetic benefits; Half sibling comparisons; Heterozygosity

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE;

EMBERIZA SCHOENICLUS; PASSERIFORMES; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 19344369983     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ari027     Document Type: Article

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