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Effects of breeding density, synchrony, and experience on extrapair paternity in tree swallows
Authors:Dunn, Peter O.   Whittingham, Linda A.   Lifjeld, Jan T.   Robertson, Raleigh J.   Boag, Peter T.
Affiliation:Department of Biology, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
Abstract:
Breeding density, synchrony, and experience are expected toinfluence the frequency of extrapair paternity in birds. UsingDNA fingerprinting, we examined the effect of these factorson tree swallows nesting at relatively high (grids of nest-boxes)and low (solitary boxes at least 100 m from the nearest neighbor)densities and in relatively synchronous (Alberta) and asynchronous(Ontario) populations in Canada. The mean percentage of extrapairoffspring per nest did not differ significantly between birdsnesting in grids (43%, n = 22 families) and solitary boxes (57%,n = 12 families). Similarly, there was no significant differencein the mean percentage of extrapair offspring per nest betweenrelatively synchronous (60%, n = 12 Alberta families) and asynchronous(41%, n = 22 Ontario families) populations. We also found noconsistent pattern between extrapair paternity and breedingexperience among seven males and seven females examined overtwo to three breeding seasons. Female tree swallows can influencethe fertilization success of extrapair males by active selectionand rejection of copulation partners. We suggest that this abilitylimits the predicted effect of various ecological factors onthe frequency of extrapair paternity
Keywords:breeding density   DNA fingerprinting   extrapair paternity   synchrony   Tachycineta bicolor   tree swallows.
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