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First analysis of multiple paternity in an oviparous shark, the small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula L.).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Griffiths Andrew M, Jacoby David M P, Casane Didier, McHugh Matthew, Croft Darren P, Genner Martin J, Sims David W
Abstract excerpt
Multiple paternity (MP) has been demonstrated in a variety of sharks, although its prevalence and the number of sires per litter vary considerably among species. To date, such analyses have focused on viviparous species that possess only part of the wide spectrum of reproductive strategies developed in elasmobranchs. We analyzed MP in an oviparous species, the small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula). In...
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