Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting
Genetic relationships between adults and nestlings of the short-failed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris, were analysed by multilocus DNA fingerprinting. Short-tailed shearwaters are socially monogamous, forming strong pair bonds, often for many years. The human polycore minisatellite probe, 33-6, r...
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ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/62002 2023-05-15T18:03:44+02:00 Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting Austin, J. Carter, R. Parkin, D. 1993 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/62002 https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9930001 en eng CSIRO Publishing Australian Journal of Zoology, 1993; 41(1):1-11 0004-959X 1446-5698 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/62002 doi:10.1071/ZO9930001 Austin, J. [0000-0003-4244-2942] © CSIRO 1993 Journal article 1993 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9930001 2023-02-06T06:51:48Z Genetic relationships between adults and nestlings of the short-failed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris, were analysed by multilocus DNA fingerprinting. Short-tailed shearwaters are socially monogamous, forming strong pair bonds, often for many years. The human polycore minisatellite probe, 33-6, revealed sufficient variation in shearwater DNA to allow individual-specific identification. A total of 22 nestlings and 32 adults, comprising 10 trios of nestling and both parents, and 12 pairs of nestling and only one parent, were examined. Analysis of fingerprint profiles revealed four cases where a nestling was not related to one of the attendant adults, and may have resulted from an extra-pair fertilisation. Extra-pair fertilisations, as an alternative breeding strategy, are discussed with respect to the biased and low reproductive output of this long-lived species. J. J. Austin, R. E. Carter and D. T. Parkin Article in Journal/Newspaper Puffinus tenuirostris The University of Adelaide: Digital Library Austin Australian Journal of Zoology 41 1 1 |
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Genetic relationships between adults and nestlings of the short-failed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris, were analysed by multilocus DNA fingerprinting. Short-tailed shearwaters are socially monogamous, forming strong pair bonds, often for many years. The human polycore minisatellite probe, 33-6, revealed sufficient variation in shearwater DNA to allow individual-specific identification. A total of 22 nestlings and 32 adults, comprising 10 trios of nestling and both parents, and 12 pairs of nestling and only one parent, were examined. Analysis of fingerprint profiles revealed four cases where a nestling was not related to one of the attendant adults, and may have resulted from an extra-pair fertilisation. Extra-pair fertilisations, as an alternative breeding strategy, are discussed with respect to the biased and low reproductive output of this long-lived species. J. J. Austin, R. E. Carter and D. T. Parkin |
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Austin, J. Carter, R. Parkin, D. Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting |
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Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting |
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Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting |
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Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting |
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Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting |
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Genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), using DNA fingerprinting |
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genetic evidence for extra-pair fertilisations in socially monogamous short-tailed shearwaters, puffinus tenuirostris (procellariiformes: procellariidae), using dna fingerprinting |
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Australian Journal of Zoology, 1993; 41(1):1-11 0004-959X 1446-5698 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/62002 doi:10.1071/ZO9930001 Austin, J. [0000-0003-4244-2942] |
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