Reproductive success in territorial male Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella).

Microsatellites were used to conduct an analysis of paternity of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) from Bird Island, South Georgia. At most, only 28% of pups at our study site could be assigned a father, even though the majority (similar to 90%) of candidate males within this colony were s...

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Main Authors: Gemmell, NJ, Burg, T, Boyd, Ian Lamont, Amos, W
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
fur seal
mating system
microsatellites
paternity analysis
pinniped
reproductive strategies
HALICHOERUS-GRYPUS
PHOCA-VITULINA
GENETIC-MARKERS
SOUTH-GEORGIA
DNA
PATERNITY
BEHAVIOR
POPULATION
SYSTEMS
LOCI
Antarctic
Bird Island
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seal
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/reproductive-success-in-territorial-male-antarctic-fur-seals-arctocephalus-gazella(1219be67-f76b-496b-b5de-6261a3a12e1f).html
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