Effects of brood size on multiple-paternity rates: a case for 'paternity share' as an offspring-based estimate

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 563-571

  Eccard, Jana A ^a,b   Wolf, Jochen B W ^a,c,d  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

binomial probability distribution; clutch size; confidence limits; extrapair paternity; litter size; multiple paternity; multiple male mating; paternity share

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; LITTER SIZE; MULTIPLE BROODING; PATERNITY;

EID: 68349146518     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.04.008     Document Type: Note

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