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Abstract
DNA fingerprinting promises to revolutionize field studies by providing a powerful method for determining paternity and maternity. The DNA technique is used to show that the in the Dunnock Prunella modularis, males do not discriminate between their own young and those of another male in multiply-sired broods.
Details
Title
Parental Care and Mating Behavior of Polyandrous Dunnocks Prunella Modularis Related to Paternity by DNA Fingerprinting
Author
Burke, T; Davies, N B; Bruford, M W; Hatchwell, B J
Pages
249
Publication year
1989
Publication date
Mar 16, 1989
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
204412764
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Mar 16, 1989