High levels of polyandry, but limited evidence for multiple paternity, in wild populations of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus ).
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| Title: | High levels of polyandry, but limited evidence for multiple paternity, in wild populations of the western rock lobster ( |
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| Authors: | Loo, Jacqueline1, Kennington, Winn Jason1, de Lestang, Simon2, How, Jason2, Evans, Jonathan P.1 jonathan.evans@uwa.edu.au |
| Source: | Ecology & Evolution (20457758). May2018, Vol. 8 Issue 9, p4525-4533. 9p. |
| Subject Terms: | Decapoda, Spermatophores, Genotypes, Western rock lobster, Panulirus |
| Abstract: | Abstract: Polyandry, where multiple mating by females results in the temporal and spatial overlap of ejaculates from two or more males, is taxonomically widespread and occurs in varying frequencies within and among species. In decapods (crabs, lobsters, crayfish, and prawns), rates of polyandry are likely to be variable, but the extent to which patterns of multiple paternity reflect multiple mating, and thus are shaped by postmating processes that bias fertilization toward one or a subset of mated males, is unclear. Here, we use microsatellite markers to examine the frequency of multiple mating (the presence of spermatophores from two or more males) and patterns of paternity in wild populations of western rock lobster ( |
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