Paternity analysis of four Great Tit (Parus major) broods in unusually close proximity

Authors
Winkel, W Winkel, D Lubjuhn, T
Citation
W. Winkel et al., Paternity analysis of four Great Tit (Parus major) broods in unusually close proximity, J ORNITHOL, 142(4), 2001, pp. 429-432
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL FUR ORNITHOLOGIE
ISSN journal
00218375 → ACNP
Volume
142
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
429 - 432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8375(200110)142:4<429:PAOFGT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The results were obtained by DNA fingerprint analysis. Only one out of 34 n estlings from four Great Tit broods situated unusually close to each other was due to EPCs of the female. This low rate of EPY may be explained by att ributable to effective mate guarding in consequence of the close proximity of the four nest holes and associated territories.