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J. M. M. Ekstrom, Auteur ; T. Burke, Auteur ; L. Randrianaina, Auteur ; T. R. Birkhead, AuteurWe describe the unusual mating system of the Greater Vasa Parrot Caracopsis vasa. The dull black plumage of males and females is similar but females are significantly larger than males. Females are promiscuous and copulated with at least five di[...]
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A.P. Krupa ; R. Jehle ; D.A. Dawson ; L.K. Gentle ; M. Gibbs ; J.W. Arntzen ; T. Burke 2002Conserv Genet 3 p87-89
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R. Whitlock, Auteur ; H. Hipperson, Auteur ; D. B. A. Thompson, Auteur ; R. K. Butlin, Auteur ; T. Burke, AuteurConservation biologists have drawn up a range of guidelines for the conservation of genetic diversity to maximise the chances that populations of threatened species persist, and to conserve this variation for its potential utility. However, our [...]
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K. A. Otter, Auteur ; I. R. K. Stewart, Auteur ; P. K. McGregor, Auteur ; A. M. R. Terry, Auteur ; T. Dabelsteen, Auteur ; T. Burke, AuteurFemale Great Tits are known to eavesdrop on the singing behavior of males. It is unknown, however, whether manipulation of these signals is sufficient to influence extra-pair copulations, or whether such potentially costly reproductive decisions[...]
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J. G. Martinez, Auteur ; T. Burke, AuteurRecently Carter et al. (2000) have shown that it is possible to amplify microsatellite markers from the DNA of spermatozoa trapped in the perivitelline layers of avian eggs. This makes it possible to establish whether sperm reaches the ovum and [...]
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I. R. Hartley, Auteur ; S. C. Griffith, Auteur ; K. Wilson, Auteur ; M. Shepherd, Auteur ; T. Burke, AuteurWe used a PCR-SSCP assay to sex 288 nestling Corn Buntings Milaria calandra from 113 clutches studied between 1988 and 1990 in the Western Isles, Scotland. In each year the sex ratio was not statistically different from 1:1. Brood sex ratios did[...]
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I. G. Henderson, Auteur ; P. J. B. Hart, Auteur ; T. Burke, AuteurIn this study we used DNA fingerprinting to provide an accurate measure of paternity in a nest-box colony of Jackdaws. The species is a semi-colonial, socially monogamous passerine which establishes long-term pair bonds. Parents raise a single a[...]
