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LZF-1DNA指纹探针经同位素γ-32P-ATP标记后,检测了4个家系13个个体血样的DNA指纹.结果表明,父母的遗传物质在子代中的传递符合孟德尔遗传规律,无误地确定了4个家系中的亲子血缘关系.LZF-1DNA指纹探针在亲权鉴定中的父权概率是0.99964,达到了父权认定的目的 相似文献
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High paternal investment in unrelated young: extra-pair paternity and male parental care in house martins 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The response of males to reduced paternity has important consequences for the evolution and maintenance of a mixed reproductive strategy. Paternity is predicted to affect directly the level of male parental care in some cases but not in others. The response of males to reduced paternity will be influenced by their ability to assess their paternity, the predictability of cuckoldry and the costs and benefits of parental care. Although male house martins (Delichon urbica) provide among the highest levels of male parental care known in passerines (incubation, brooding and feeding nestlings), there was no evidence that cuckolded males substantially reduced their level of parental care, and, as a result, all young fledged successfully. Thus, extra-pair fertilizations enhanced the reproductive success of some males because they were able to parasitize the parental care of cuckolded males. We discuss several conditions which may favor extensive male parental care even when the male's paternity is very low. 相似文献
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Extra-pair paternity is common in socially monogamous passerines; however, despite considerable research attention, consistent
differences in fitness between within-pair offspring (WPO) and extra-pair offspring (EPO) have not been demonstrated. Recent
evidence indicates that differences between maternal half-siblings may depend on environmental conditions, but it is unclear
whether the influence of paternal genetic contribution should be most apparent under comparatively poor or favourable conditions.
We compared phenotypic characteristics of WPO and EPO in 30 mixed-paternity broods of the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) in relation to experimentally increased nest temperature (n = 13 heated nests; 17 control nests) and natural abundance of haematophagous parasites (Protocalliphora spp.). This allowed us to test the hypothesis that genetic benefits of extra-pair mating are environment dependent. EPO grew
their ninth primary feathers faster than WPO regardless of nest temperature or parasite load and had significantly longer
ninth primary feathers at fledging when parasite abundance was low, and when they were positioned early in the hatching sequence
relative to WPO. In contrast, WPO under similar conditions did not differ from EPO in any phenotypic trait measured. These
results indicate that the fitness benefits of extra-pair mating are likely to be context dependent, and that genetic effects
on some phenotypic traits may be more apparent when conditions are relatively favourable. 相似文献
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Arild Johnsen Henrik Pärn Frode Fossøy Oddmund Kleven Terje Laskemoen Jan T. Lifjeld 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2008,62(11):1761-1767
Extra-pair paternity is common in birds and much research has focussed on the selective advantage of extra-pair matings for
both sexes. In contrast, little attention has been given to the fact that in most species the majority of offspring are sired
by the social male. We investigated whether extra-pair matings of female bluethroats (Luscinia svecica) are constrained by the presence of the pair male, by detaining males in cages on their territories for one morning during
the peak of female fertility. The proportion of offspring sired by extra-pair males was higher in broods where males had been
detained (35%) than in control broods (16%), while the proportion of broods that had at least one extra-pair offspring did
not differ significantly between experimental (65%) and control broods (44%). Within the experimental group, levels of extra-pair
paternity were not related to the day of experiment in relation to start of egg laying, but males caught early in the morning
lost more paternity than males caught later on. Our results show that pair males exert constraints on the frequency of extra-pair
paternity by being present during the period of peak fertility, which could be a direct effect of their mate guarding effort
and/or due to an advantage in sperm competition for pair males. 相似文献
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Susan L. Balenger L. Scott Johnson Brian S. Masters 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2009,63(3):403-411
Ornamental traits are thought to evolve because they give individuals an advantage in securing multiple mates. Thus, the presence
of ornamentation among males in many monogamous bird species presents something of a conundrum. Under certain conditions,
extra-pair paternity can increase the variance in reproductive success among males, thus increasing the potential for sexual
selection to act. We addressed this possibility in the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides), a socially monogamous songbird in which males possess brilliant ultraviolet (UV)-blue plumage. Specifically, we asked whether
a male’s success at siring offspring within his own nest and within the nests of other males was related to his coloration.
In pairwise comparisons, males that sired extra-pair offspring were not more colorful than the males that they cuckolded.
However, males that sired at least one extra-pair offspring were, on average, brighter and more UV-blue than males that did
not sire extra-pair offspring. Brighter, more UV-blue males sired more offspring both with their own mate and tended to sire
more offspring with extra-pair mates and thus sired more offspring overall. Our results support the hypothesis that the brilliant
UV-blue ornamental plumage of male mountain bluebirds evolved at least in part because it provides males with an advantage
in fertilizing the eggs of multiple females. 相似文献
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Multiple paternity and offspring quality in tree swallows 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Peter O. Dunn Jan T. Lifjeld Linda A. Whittingham 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2009,63(6):911-922
There is mounting evidence in a variety of taxa that females increase offspring quality by mating with multiple males, often
resulting in multiple paternity. In birds, however, few studies have explicitly examined the benefits of mating with several
different males; instead, the focus has been on whether or not extra-pair mating occurs, and its adaptive significance remains
controversial. We examined the hypothesis that offspring quality, particularly immune response (phytohaemagglutinin assay)
and growth, increases with the number of sires in broods of socially monogamous tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). We found one of the highest known levels of multiple paternity in birds (84% of nests with two or more extra-pair young
had at least two extra-pair sires). Among nests with extra-pair young, the number and diversity of sires continued to increase
linearly with the number of extra-pair young, so there was no evidence that some males monopolized paternity at high levels
of extra-pair fertilization. Indeed, the number of sires was actually greater than expected in large broods, suggesting that
some females might be seeking more mates. We found no effect of the number of sires on nestling immune response or growth.
In mixed paternity broods, the immune response of extra-pair young did not differ from that of their within-pair half-siblings.
However, among all broods, nestlings had a stronger immune response in nests with at least one extra-pair nestling than in
nests with all within-pair nestlings. These results are not consistent with a good genes benefit of extra-pair mating, but
they do suggest that there are environmental effects associated with extra-pair mating that increase nestling immune response.
These environmental effects could produce indirect genetic effects on sexual selection if they are heritable. The extraordinarily
high number of sires in this species highlights a relatively unexplored source of sexual selection in birds. 相似文献
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Vanessa L. Bonanno Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2009,63(6):835-846
Sperm competition is widespread in mammals and occurs when ejaculates from two or more males compete within the female’s reproductive
tract to fertilize the ova. Enlarged testes are associated with sperm competition because they produce sperm, but the accessory
glands produce fluids and proteins that are also important for fertilization success. Sperm morphology can also have consequences
for fertilization success because of its influence on sperm motility. Red squirrels engage in multiple mating, and thus sperm
competition is likely. Here, we assess levels of multiple paternity in a natural population of red squirrels, test the prediction
that testis size is correlated with size of the accessory glands and sperm morphometry, and test the prediction that ejaculate
investment is condition-dependent. Five of six litters (83%) showed evidence of multiple paternity, indicating that sperm
competition is likely to have occurred. Testis size was correlated with the size of all three accessory glands (prostate,
seminal vesicle, epididymides), and there was a generally positive relationship between the size of the accessory glands and
sperm length. Sperm morphology showed significant variation in size and shape among individual male squirrels. There was no
evidence of condition dependence of testis size or the size of the accessory glands, but sperm midpiece length was negatively
related to body condition. Further work should include determining the fitness consequence of variation in sperm morphometry,
testis size, and accessory gland size, and determining the effects of variation in ejaculate investment on sperm motility. 相似文献
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Female control of reproductive skew in cooperatively breeding brown jays (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cyanocorax morio</Emphasis>) 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Brown jays (Cyanocorax morio) are long-lived, social corvids that live in large, stable, territorial groups (mean = 10 individuals). In this study, I determined the distribution of reproductive success within groups using multi-locus DNA fingerprinting. Breeding females produced virtually all (99%) of the young within their own nests. Reproduction within groups was highly skewed towards a single primary female, although long term data indicate that secondary females (female breeders that were usually younger and subordinate to the primary female) were sometimes successful. The high reproductive skew observed for females was associated with primary female aggression. Successful reproduction by secondary females may have been due to parental facilitation or the inability of primary females to completely suppress secondary females. Multiple paternity occurred in 31–43% of broods and extra-group paternity occurred in a minimum of 22% of broods. Patterns of paternity also varied between years, since females often switched or included new genetic mates. Although male consorts of nesting females fathered relatively few offspring (20%), they still had a higher chance of fathering offspring than any other single group male. Reproduction was less skewed for males than females as a result of female mating patterns. Female reproductive patterns are consistent with some of the predictions and assumptions from optimal skew models, while male reproductive patterns are not. The factors affecting skew in species with complex social systems such as incomplete control by breeders over subordinate reproduction, female control of paternity, and resource inheritance have not been well incorporated into reproductive skew models.Communicated by: J. Dickinson 相似文献