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Extra-pair paternity in the black-headed gull: is it exceptional among colonial waterbirds?

Extra-pair paternity in the black-headed gull: is it exceptional among colonial waterbirds?

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1163_1568539X_00003459

Extra-pair paternity in the black-headed gull: is it exceptional among colonial waterbirds?

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Extra-pair paternity in the black-headed gull: is it exceptional among colonial waterbirds?

Publisher

Netherlands: Brill

Journal title

Behaviour, 2017, Vol.154 (11), p.1081-1099

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English

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Netherlands: Brill

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Contents

Although nesting at high densities promotes frequent interactions with individuals other than social mates, the rate of extra-pair paternity (EPP) in colonial waterbirds is generally low. So far, the highest EPP rate within this group has been reported in the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus breeding in a colony in Czech Republic (33% b...

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Extra-pair paternity in the black-headed gull: is it exceptional among colonial waterbirds?

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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1163_1568539X_00003459

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1163_1568539X_00003459

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ISSN

0005-7959

E-ISSN

1568-539X,0005-7959

DOI

10.1163/1568539X-00003459

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