Extra-Pair Paternity and Intraspecific Brood Parasitism in Wild Zebra Finches Taeniopygia guttata, R...
Extra-Pair Paternity and Intraspecific Brood Parasitism in Wild Zebra Finches Taeniopygia guttata, Revealed by DNA Fingerprinting
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Birkhead, T. R. , Burke, T. , R. Zann , Hunter, F. M. and A. P. Krupa
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Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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The frequency of extra-pair parentage in a wild population of zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata was examined by DNA fingerprinting. A total of 25 families, comprising 16 pairs of parents and 92 offspring (in broods of 1 to 6) were examined. Ten cases of extra-pair parentage, presumed to constitute intraspecific brood parasitism, were detected (10.9...
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Extra-Pair Paternity and Intraspecific Brood Parasitism in Wild Zebra Finches Taeniopygia guttata, Revealed by DNA Fingerprinting
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_15847316
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_15847316
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0340-5443
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1432-0762
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10.1007/BF00164002
