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Multiple paternity in an aggregate breeding amphibian: the effect of reproductive skew on estimates of male reproductive success.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2004
Myers E M, Zamudio K R
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Aggregate, or explosive, breeding is widespread among vertebrates and likely increases the probability of multiple paternity. We assessed paternity in seven field-collected clutches of the explosively breeding spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) using 10 microsatellite loci to determine the frequency of multiple paternity and the number of males contributing to a female's clutch. Using the Minimum Method of...
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