Use of noninvasive 'bug-eggs' to enable comparative inferences on genetic mating system with and without parental information: A study in a cattle egret colony.

Colonial waterbirds such as herons, egrets and spoonbills exhibit ecological characteristics that could have promoted the evolution of conspecific brood parasitism and extra-pair copulation. However, an adequate characterization of the genetic mating systems of this avian group has been hindered by...

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Main Authors: Carolina Isabel Miño, Elaine Dantas de Souza, Emmanuel Moralez-Silva, Talita Alvarenga Valdes, Vera Lúcia Cortiço Corrêa Rodrigues, Sílvia Nassif Del Lama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5576647?pdf=render