Publication Date:
2013-09-20
Description:
Article Deep-sea coelacanth female fish were thought to enhance genetic variability in their offspring by mating with multiple males. Here, Lampert et al. analyse the paternity of the offspring of two females, and present evidence that coelacanth females are in fact monogamous. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms3488 Authors: Kathrin P. Lampert, Katrin Blassmann, Karen Hissmann, Jürgen Schauer, Peter Shunula, Zahor el Kharousy, Benjamin P. Ngatunga, Hans Fricke, Manfred Schartl
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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