Genetic polyandry and sexual conflict in the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in the western North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

To investigate patterns of polyandry in the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), 20 pregnant females were sampled from the western North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Five species-specific microsatellite markers were used to genotype each shark and its litter. Of 20 litters, 17 (85%) were shown to...

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Published in:	Molecular ecology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 187 - 197
Main Authors:	PORTNOY, DAVID S, PIERCY, ANDREW N, MUSICK, JOHN A, BURGESS, GEORGE H, GRAVES, JOHN E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	anatomy & histology Animal reproduction Animals Atlantic Ocean Bateman's principles Biological Evolution Body size Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Carcharhinus plumbeus Elasmobranchii Female Females genetic benefit Genetic Markers genetics Genotype Genotype & phenotype Gulf of Mexico Male males Marine microsatellite Microsatellite Repeats paternity paternity analysis physiology polyandry Polymorphism, Genetic Population genetics Regression Analysis Reproduction Reproduction - genetics Reproduction - physiology Sand bars Sexual Behavior, Animal sexually antagonistic co-evolution Sharks Sharks - anatomy & histology Sharks - genetics Sharks - physiology sires Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico AN, North Atlantic ASW, Mexico Gulf
ISSN:	0962-1083, 1365-294X
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