Extra-pair paternity in the long-tailed finch Poephila acuticauda van Rooij, Erica P., Rollins, Lee A., Holleley, Clare E. and Griffith, Simon C. 2016, Extra-pair paternity in the long-tailed finch Poephila acuticauda, PeerJ, vol. 4, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.7717/peerj.1550. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads rollins-extrapairpaternity-2016.pdf Published version application/pdf 351.21KB 5 Title Extra-pair paternity in the long-tailed finch Poephila acuticauda Formatted title Extra-pair paternity in the long-tailed finch Poephila acuticauda Author(s) van Rooij, Erica P. Rollins, Lee A. orcid.org/0000-0002-3279-7005 Holleley, Clare E. Griffith, Simon C. Journal name PeerJ Volume number 4 Article ID e1550 Start page 1 End page 10 Total pages 10 Publisher PeerJ Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2016 ISSN 2167-8359 2167-8359 Keyword(s) Estrildid Extra-pair paternity Infidelity Polyandry Sexual selection Social monogamy Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics WITHIN-PAIR BIRDS SELECTION SUCCESS CARE Summary Although the majority of passerine birds are socially monogamous, true genetic monogamy is rare, with extra-pair paternity (EPP) occurring in almost 90% of surveyed socially monogamous species. We present the first molecular data on the genetic breeding system of the long-tailed finch, Poephila acuticauda, a grass finch endemic to the tropical northern savannah of Australia. Although the species forms socially monogamous pair bonds during the breeding season, we found that extra-pair males sired 12.8% of 391 offspring, in 25.7% of 101 broods. Our findings provide only the second estimate of extra-pair paternity in the estrildid finch family. Language eng DOI 10.7717/peerj.1550 Field of Research 060201 Behavioural Ecology Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30080919 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 22 Jan 2016, 09:43:43 EST Sat, 23 Jan 2016, 04:00:06 EST Mon, 25 Jan 2016, 13:57:04 EST Thu, 05 May 2016, 12:25:08 EST Thu, 05 May 2016, 16:03:31 EST Tue, 09 Aug 2016, 15:42:41 EST Tue, 09 Aug 2016, 15:52:48 EST Tue, 09 Aug 2016, 15:53:36 EST Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 14:42:45 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 07:42:21 EST Mon, 12 Jun 2017, 11:00:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 94 Abstract Views, 6 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 05 May 2016, 12:25:07 EST

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