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1 February 2002 LOW EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY IN WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN
David P. Benson
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Abstract

The White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) is one of the few socially monogamous species within the highly polygynous grouse subfamily (Tetraoninae). I found White-tailed Ptarmigan in Glacier National Park, Montana, to be nearly genetically monogamous. Of 58 chicks with putative fathers identified, three were the result of extra-pair copulations (5%). Three of 18 clutches (17%) contained extra-pair offspring. I suggest that White-tailed Ptarmigan males are able to guard their females effectively from extra-pair copulations because of high visibility in their habitat and their ability to forage alongside their mate. The three extra-pair offspring were sired by unknown males.

Baja Paternidad Extra-Pareja en Lagopus leucurus

Resumen.Lagopus leucurus es una de las pocas especies socialmente monógama dentro de la subfamilia Tetraoninae que se caracteriza por ser altamente polígina. En el “Glacier National Park,” Montana, encontré que los individuos de L. leucurus eran casi completamente monógamos en términos genéticos. De 58 polluelos con padres putativos, tres (5%) fueron el resultado de copulaciones extra-pareja. Tres de 18 nidadas (7%) presentaron hijos extra-pareja. Sugiero que los machos de L. leucurus son capaces de proteger efectivamente a sus hembras para evitar copulaciones extra-pareja debido a la alta visibilidad del hábitat en que se encuentran y a la habilidad de forrajear junto con la hembra. Los tres hijos de origen extra-pareja no fueron engendrados por machos que estaban en pareja.

David P. Benson "LOW EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY IN WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN," The Condor 104(1), 192-197, (1 February 2002). https://doi.org/10.1650/0010-5422(2002)104[0192:LEPPIW]2.0.CO;2
Received: 16 April 2001; Accepted: 1 November 2001; Published: 1 February 2002
KEYWORDS
Lagopus leucurus
mate guarding
monogamy
paternal care
paternity
white-tailed ptarmigan
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