DO ZEBRA FINCHES PREFER TO MATE WITH CLOSE RELATIVES

被引:8
作者
FETHERSTON, IA [1 ]
BURLEY, NT [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT ECOL ETHOL & EVOLUT,606 E HEALEY ST,CHAMPAIGN,IL 61820
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D O I
10.1007/BF00164067
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
A breeding experiment was performed to examine the hypothesis that zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) preferentially mate with full sibs. Each bird had the opportunity to mate with one of 2 sibs or 28 nonsibs. Preferential mating between relatives did not occur. Offspring of sib pairs developed more slowly and sib pairs experienced more reproductive loss through death of offspring. © 1990, Springer-Verlag. All rights reserved.
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