Low level of extra-pair paternity in an urban population of blackbirds

AbstractWe studied extra-pair paternity in a socially monogamous bird, the European Blackbird (Turdus merula). The research was conducted in an urban park in Poland. We obtained genetic samples from 36 broods (123 nestlings) of 21 unique pairs. The proportion of broods with some extra-pair nestlings...

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Published in:The European Zoological Journal
Main Authors: D. Wysocki, M. Cholewa, A. Gwiazdowska, K. Halupka, R. Rutkowski, M. Szenejko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2023.2193433