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Mixed parentage in Neolamprologus pulcher groups
Author(s) -
Stiver K. A.,
Fitzpatrick J. L.,
Desjardins J. K.,
Balshine S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02173.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , ecology , demography , sociology
Genetic data collected on co‐operatively breeding Neolamprologus pulcher groups from Lake Tanganyika revealed mixed parentage in 80% of the groups examined. A case (1/11) of shared maternity was detected where a subordinate female bred alongside the dominant female in a social group. Extra‐pair paternity was assigned to other dominant males who held their own social groups, but subordinate males were not found to father young in any group (0/9).