Mate preference in wild and domesticated (game-farm) mallards: II. Pairing success
Animal Behaviour
By: K.M. Cheng, R.N. Shoffner, R.E. Phillips, and F.B. Lee
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Abstract
Experiments were designed to determine whether assortative mating occurs in wild and game-farm mallard strains (Anas platyrhynchos). Mallard males of either strain raised with females of their own strain courted females of their own strain more than females of the opposite strain, and these males were only successful in pairing with females of their own strain. Males raised with females of the opposite strain courted wild and game-farm females with equal intensity. They were successful in pairing with females of either strain. While this study does not settle the question of possible gene flow between these two mallard populations, it does indicate that there is a potential barrier to panmixia.
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Cheng, K., Shoffner, R., Phillips, R., and Lee, F., 1979, Mate preference in wild and domesticated (game-farm) mallards: II. Pairing success: Animal Behaviour, v. 27, no. 2, p. 417-425.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mate preference in wild and domesticated (game-farm) mallards: II. Pairing success |
| Series title | Animal Behaviour |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Animal Behaviour |
| First page | 417 |
| Last page | 425 |