Genetic mapping of the female mimic morph locus in the ruff

• Published in: BMC Genetics
• Main Authors: Farrell, Lindsay L., Burke, Terry, Slate, Jon, McRae, Susan B., Lank, David B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Finch; Philomachus pugnax; Ruff
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5463; https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-14-109

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 int...