Extra-pair paternity does not result in differential sexual selection in the mutually ornamented black swan (Cygnus atratus)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1625-1633

  Kraaijeveld, K ^a,b   Carew, P J ^a   Billing, T ^a   Adcock, Greg J ^a   Mulder, Raoul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding density; Breeding synchrony; Cygnus atratus; Extra pair paternity; Mutual ornamentation; Offspring viability

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VICTORIA;

ANIMALIA; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CYGNUS ATRATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2542505708     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02172.x     Document Type: Article

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