Genetic mapping of the female mimic morph locus in the ruff

• Published in: BMC Genetics
• Main Authors: Farrell, LL, Burke, T, Slate, J, Lank, DB, McRae, SB
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2013
• Subjects: Finch; Philomachus pugnax; Ruff
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/77324/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/77324/1/Burke_BMC_Genetics.pdf; 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...