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Molecular assessment of mating strategies in a population of Atlantic spotted dolphins.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Green Michelle L, Herzing Denise L, Baldwin John D
Abstract excerpt
Similar to other small cetacean species, Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) have been the object of concentrated behavioral study. Although mating and courtship behaviors occur often and the social structure of the population is well-studied, the genetic mating system of the species is unknown. To assess the genetic mating system, we genotyped females and their progeny at ten microsatellite loci....
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