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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-09-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5367 |