Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation
Abstract In birds, as in many other taxa, higher genetic similarity of mates has long been known to reduce offspring fitness. To date, the majority of avian studies have focused on examination whether the genetic similarity of social mates predicts hatching success. Yet, increased genetic similarity...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a87c59a0e98f4f578135cf4bee3eab15 2023-05-15T15:34:40+02:00 Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation Aneta Arct Szymon M. Drobniak Samantha Mellinger Lars Gustafsson Mariusz Cichoń 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5367 https://doaj.org/article/a87c59a0e98f4f578135cf4bee3eab15 EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5367 https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758 2045-7758 doi:10.1002/ece3.5367 https://doaj.org/article/a87c59a0e98f4f578135cf4bee3eab15 Ecology and Evolution, Vol 9, Iss 18, Pp 10085-10091 (2019) birds brood size manipulation immune response inbreeding mate choice microsatellite Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5367 2022-12-31T06:27:47Z Abstract In birds, as in many other taxa, higher genetic similarity of mates has long been known to reduce offspring fitness. To date, the majority of avian studies have focused on examination whether the genetic similarity of social mates predicts hatching success. Yet, increased genetic similarity of mates may also reduce offspring fitness during later life stages, including the nestling period and beyond. Here, we investigated whether parental genetic similarity influences offspring performance using data from free‐living blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) collected across three breeding seasons. Additionally, we tested whether brood size manipulation affects the magnitude and direction of the relationship between genetic similarity of mates and offspring performance. Sixteen microsatellite markers were used to measure genetic similarity between biological parents. We found that the genetic similarity of parents negatively affects offspring immune response and this effect was independent of the experimental brood size manipulation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Avian Studies Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Ecology and Evolution 9 18 10085 10091 |
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Abstract In birds, as in many other taxa, higher genetic similarity of mates has long been known to reduce offspring fitness. To date, the majority of avian studies have focused on examination whether the genetic similarity of social mates predicts hatching success. Yet, increased genetic similarity of mates may also reduce offspring fitness during later life stages, including the nestling period and beyond. Here, we investigated whether parental genetic similarity influences offspring performance using data from free‐living blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) collected across three breeding seasons. Additionally, we tested whether brood size manipulation affects the magnitude and direction of the relationship between genetic similarity of mates and offspring performance. Sixteen microsatellite markers were used to measure genetic similarity between biological parents. We found that the genetic similarity of parents negatively affects offspring immune response and this effect was independent of the experimental brood size manipulation. |
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Aneta Arct Szymon M. Drobniak Samantha Mellinger Lars Gustafsson Mariusz Cichoń |
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Aneta Arct Szymon M. Drobniak Samantha Mellinger Lars Gustafsson Mariusz Cichoń |
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Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation |
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Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation |
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Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation |
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Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation |
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Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation |
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parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation |
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Ecology and Evolution, Vol 9, Iss 18, Pp 10085-10091 (2019) |
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