Finding fathers - spatio-temporal analysis of paternity assignment in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)

Molecular studies of pinniped breeding systems exhibit a broad range of agreement and disagreement with observational indices of male breeding success. Grey seal studies have reported considerable discrepancies between genetic and behavioural paternity measures that have been interpreted as evidence...

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Published in:Molecular Ecology
Main Authors: Twiss, SD, Graves, Jefferson Alden, Poland, VF, Pomeroy, Patrick
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
mate choice
microsatellites
paternity analyses
pinniped
reproductive success
spatial analysis
MALE MATING SUCCESS
NORTH-RONA
GRAY SEAL
ARCTOCEPHALUS-GAZELLA
PHOCA-VITULINA
ELEPHANT SEALS
SITE FIDELITY
SCOTLAND
BEHAVIOR
Rona
Arctocephalus gazella
Elephant Seals
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/finding-fathers--spatiotemporal-analysis-of-paternity-assignment-in-grey-seals-halichoerus-grypus(5adc8735-d3fa-4d62-8886-864045a905a4).html
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02927.x
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