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Extra-pair paternity confirmed in wild white-handed gibbons.
American journal of primatology - 1 Dec 2013
Barelli Claudia, Matsudaira Kazunari, Wolf Tanja, Roos Christian, Heistermann Michael, Hodges Keith, Ishida Takafumi, Malaivijitnond Suchinda, Reichard Ulrich H
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Knowledge of the genetic mating system of animal species is essential for our understanding of the evolution of social systems and individual reproductive strategies. In recent years, genetic methods have uncovered an unexpected diversity of paternal genetic contributions across diverse animal social mating systems, but particularly in pair-living species. In most pair-living birds, for example, genetic and...
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