Low frequency of extra-pair paternity in two colonies of the socially monogamous Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris).

• Published in: Molecular Ecology
• Main Authors: Austin, J., Parkin, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Science Inc. 1996
• Subjects: DNA fingerprinting; extra-pair fertilization; reproductive success; short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris; Burrows; Puffinus tenuirostris
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/62021; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00300.x

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The short‐tailed shearwater is a colonially nesting, socially monogamous seabird. Little is known about mate fidelity and breeding behaviour in this species because breeding birds are nocturnal on land and spend much of their time within sub...