Low Level of Extra-Pair Paternity in a Population of the Barn SwallowHirundo Rustica Gutturalis | Zendy

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Low Level of Extra-Pair Paternity in a Population of the Barn SwallowHirundo Rustica Gutturalis

Author(s) -

Masaru Hasegawa,

Emi Arai,

Wataru Kojima,

Wataru Kitamura,

Go Fujita,

Hiroyoshi Higuchi,

Mamoru Watanabe,

Masahiko Nakamura

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

ornithological science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.319

H-Index - 19

ISSN - 1347-0558

DOI - 10.2326/osj.9.161

Subject(s) - hirundo , offspring , biology , barn , zoology , sire , population , ecology , demography , geography , genetics , pregnancy , archaeology , sociology

On average, male birds other than social father sire more than 10% of all offspring. Levels of extra-pair paternity below 5% of offspring are rarely found and are now considered worthy of explanation in monogamous birds. We recorded the lowest levels of paternity loss ever reported in a population of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica. The levels of extra-pair paternity were below 5% of offspring (7/243 in 2005 and 1/53 in 2006). We discuss our results in relation to the density-dependence of extra-pair paternity

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