Optimal outbreeding : mate choice of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and consequences to breeding success
This study was undertaken to determine if mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) use kin recognition during mate choice as a means to achieve optimal outbreeding and to examine the consequences of inbreeding on breeding success. Mallards hatched from eggs collected in the wild were raised and bred to prod...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4348 |