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Sexual selection and individual genetic diversity in a songbird.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Nov 2003

Marshall Rupert C, Buchanan Katherine L, Catchpole Clive K

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Here, we report for the first time, to our knowledge, a strong correlation between a measure of individual genetic diversity and song complexity, a sexually selected male trait in sedge warblers, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. We also find that females prefer to mate with males who will maximize this diversity in individual progeny. The genetic diversity of each offspring is further increased by means of nonrandom...

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Animals
England
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Inheritance Patterns
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
Models, Genetic
Selection, Genetic
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Songbirds

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PMID: 14667396
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0081
PMCID: PMC1809956

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