Use of noninvasive 'bug-eggs' to enable comparative inferences on genetic mating system with and without parental information: A study in a cattle egret colony.
Colonial waterbirds such as herons, egrets and spoonbills exhibit ecological characteristics that could have promoted the evolution of conspecific brood parasitism and extra-pair copulation. However, an adequate characterization of the genetic mating systems of this avian group has been hindered by...
Main Authors: | Carolina Isabel Miño, Elaine Dantas de Souza, Emmanuel Moralez-Silva, Talita Alvarenga Valdes, Vera Lúcia Cortiço Corrêa Rodrigues, Sílvia Nassif Del Lama |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5576647?pdf=render |
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