Journal article
Multi-locus DNA fingerprinting supports genetic monogamy in Florida scrub-jays
Abstract
Abstract Extensive behavioural and pedigree data on a colour-marked population of Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) suggested that this cooperatively breeding species is monogamous, with extremely rare exceptions in which males have two mates. We used multi-locus DNA fingerprinting to test these observations by determining genetic parentage. Despite restricted dispersal and high relatedness between behavioural parents and …
Authors
Quinn JS; Woolfenden GE; Fitzpatrick JW; White BN
Journal
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 1–10
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 1999
DOI
10.1007/s002650050534
ISSN
0340-5443