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Single-male paternity in coelacanths.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Lampert Kathrin P, Blassmann Katrin, Hissmann Karen, Schauer Jürgen, Shunula Peter, el Kharousy Zahor, Ngatunga Benjamin P, Fricke Hans, Schartl Manfred
Abstract excerpt
Latimeria chalumnae, a 'living fossil,' is of great scientific interest, as it is closely related to the aquatic ancestors of land-living tetrapods. Latimeria show internal fertilization and bear live young, but their reproductive behaviour is poorly known. Here we present for the first time a paternity analysis of the only available material from gravid females and their offspring. We genotype two L. chalumnae...
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