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When mothers make sons sexy: maternal effects contribute to the increased sexual attractiveness of extra-pair offspring.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Mar 2012

Tschirren Barbara, Postma Erik, Rutstein Alison N, Griffith Simon C

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Quality differences between offspring sired by the social and by an extra-pair partner are usually assumed to have a genetic basis, reflecting genetic benefits of female extra-pair mate choice. In the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), we identified a colour ornament that is under sexual selection and appears to have a heritable basis. Hence, by engaging in extra-pair copulations with highly ornamented males,...

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PMID: 21957136
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1543
PMCID: PMC3267142

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