Genetic mapping of the female mimic morph locus in the ruff

• Main Authors: Farrell, Lindsay L, Burke, Terry, Slate, Jon, McRae, Susan B, Lank, David B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
• Subjects: Finch; Philomachus pugnax; Ruff
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/14/109

Abstract Background Ruffs (Aves: Philomachus pugnax ) possess a genetic polymorphism for male mating behaviour resulting in three permanent alternative male reproductive morphs: (i) territorial ‘Independents’, (ii) non-territorial ‘Satellites’, and (iii) female-mimicking ‘Faeders’. Development into...