Infrequent extra-pair paternity in the banded wren, a synchronously breeding tropical passerine

Condor

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 637-645

  Cramer, Emily R A ^a,b   Hall, Michelle L ^b,c   De Kor, Selvino R ^b,d   Lovette, Irby J ^b   Vehrencamp, Sandra L ^a,b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity   (United States)

^c Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary   (Australia)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding synchrony; Extra pair paternity; Heterozygosity; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Tropical ecology; Vocal communication

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; THRYOTHORUS PLEUROSTICTUS;

EID: 80052379224     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2011.100233     Document Type: Article

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