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Comprehensive paternity assignment: genotype, spatial location and social status in song sparrows, Melospiza Melodia.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2010
Sardell Rebecca J, Keller Lukas F, Arcese Peter, Bucher Thomas, Reid Jane M
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Comprehensive, accurate paternity assignment is critical to answering numerous questions in evolutionary ecology. Yet, most studies of species with extra-pair paternity (EPP) fail to assign sires to all offspring. Common limitations include incomplete and biased sampling of offspring and males, particularly with respect to male location and social status, potentially biasing estimated patterns of paternity....
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