Parental genetic similarity and offspring performance in blue tits in relation to brood size manipulation

Abstract In birds, as in many other taxa, higher genetic similarity of mates has long been known to reduce offspring fitness. To date, the majority of avian studies have focused on examination whether the genetic similarity of social mates predicts hatching success. Yet, increased genetic similarity...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aneta Arct, Szymon M. Drobniak, Samantha Mellinger, Lars Gustafsson, Mariusz Cichoń
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5367