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Bayesian paternity analysis and mating patterns in a parasitic nematode, Trichostrongylus tenuis.
Heredity - 1 Jun 2010
Johnson P C D, Hadfield J D, Webster L M I, Adam A, Mable B K, Keller L F
Abstract excerpt
Mating behaviour is a fundamental aspect of the evolutionary ecology of sexually reproducing species, but one that has been under-researched in parasitic nematodes. We analysed mating behaviour in the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis by performing a paternity analysis in a population from a single red grouse host. Paternity of the 150 larval offspring of 25 mothers (sampled from one of the two host...
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