Search Results - "WESTNEAT, D. F."

Broad-scale latitudinal patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations by SCHREY, A. W., GRISPO, M., AWAD, M., COOK, M. B., McCOY, E. D., MUSHINSKY, H. R., ALBAYRAK, T., BENSCH, S., BURKE, T., BUTLER, L. K., DOR, R., FOKIDIS, H. B., JENSEN, H., IMBOMA, T., KESSLER-RIOS, M. M., MARZAL, A., STEWART, I. R. K., WESTERDAHL, H., WESTNEAT, D. F., ZEHTINDJIEV, P., MARTIN, L. B.

“…Introduced species offer unique opportunities to study evolution in new environments, and some provide opportunities for understanding the mechanisms…”
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Genetic diversity does not explain variation in extra‐pair paternity in multiple populations of a songbird by Liu, I. A, Johndrow, J. E, Abe, J, Lüpold, S, Yasukawa, K, Westneat, D. F, Nowicki, S

“…Many songbirds are socially monogamous but genetically polyandrous, mating with individuals outside their pair bonds. Extra‐pair paternity (EPP) varies within…”
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Density and Extra-Pair Fertilizations in Birds: A Comparative Analysis by Westneat, David F., Sherman, Paul W.

“…Møller and Birkhead (1992, 1993) reported that extra-pair copulations (EPCs) occur more frequently in colonial than dispersed nesting birds. We comprehensively…”
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Seasonal and Sex-specific mRNA Levels of Key Endocrine Genes in Adult Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) from Lake Erie by Lynn, S. G, Powell, K. A, Westneat, D. F, Shepherd, B. S

“…To better understand the endocrine mechanisms that underlie sexually dimorphic growth (females grow faster) in yellow perch (Perca flavescens), real-time…”
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Alternative hypotheses linking the immune system and mate choice for good genes by Westneat, David F., Birkhead, Tim R.

“…Why do males often have extravagant morphological and behavioural traits, and why do females prefer to mate with such males? The answers have been the focus of…”
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Alternative mechanisms of nonindependent mate choice by Westneat, David F., Walters, Alena, McCarthy, Thomas M., Hatch, Margret I., Hein, Wendy K.

“…Aspects of the environment, including the social environment, can contribute to intrapopulation variation in mating preferences. One example of the effect of…”
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To Guard Mates or Go Forage: Conflicting Demands Affect the Paternity of Male Red-Winged Blackbirds by Westneat, David F.

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Genetic Parentage in the Indigo Bunting: A Study Using DNA Fingerprinting by Westneat, David F.

“…Parentage of nestlings in a North Carolina population of indigo buntings (Passerina cyanea) was analyzed using DNA fingerprinting. Three minisatellite DNA…”
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Within-Brood Patterns of Paternity and Paternal Behavior in Red-Winged Blackbirds by Westneat, David F., Clark, Anne B., Katherine C. Rambo

“…We video-taped male and female red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) feeding individual chicks in order to test the hypothesis that food might be…”
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DNA "Fingerprinting" Reveals High Levels of Inbreeding in Colonies of the Eusocial Naked Mole-Rat by Reeve, Hudson K., Westneat, David F., Noon, William A., Sherman, Paul W., Aquadro, Charles F.

“…Using the technique of DNA fingerprinting, we investigated the genetic structure within and among four wild-caught colonies (n = 50 individuals) of a eusocial…”
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Nesting Synchrony by Female Red‐Winged Blackbirds: Effects on Predation and Breeding Success by Westneat, David F.

“…I analyzed some of the factors affecting female breeding success in an eastern population of Red—winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). Over three seasons,…”
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BADGE SIZE AND EXTRA-PAIR FERTILIZATIONS IN THE HOUSE SPARROW by Whitekiller, R. R, Westneat, David F, Schwagmeyer, P. L, Mock, Douglas W

“…For House Sparrows, Passer domesticus, it has been proposed that the size of a male's throat badge correlates with his success in avoiding cuckoldry as well as…”
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Patterns of courtship behavior and ejaculate characteristics in male red-winged blackbirds by WESTNEAT, D. F, MCGRAW, L. A, FRATERRIGO, J. M, BIRKHEAD, T. R, FLETCHER, F

“…Sperm competition in birds is likely to have important effects on the behavior and physiology of reproduction in both sexes. For males, such competition should…”
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Improved hybridization conditions for DNA fingerprints probed with M13 by WESTNEAT, D. F, NOON, W. A, REEVE, H. K, AQUADRO, C. F

“…Wildtype M13 phage DNA has been shown to detect highly variable minisatellite sequences (DNA fingerprints) in humans and several other mammals. The authors…”
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Dietary amino acids influence plumage traits and immune responses of male house sparrows, Passer domesticus, but not as expected by Poston, Joseph P., Hasselquist, Dennis, Stewart, Ian R.K., Westneat, David F.

“…Traits that influence social interactions (signals) are widely thought to be honest indicators of some underlying quality of their bearer. One hypothesis is…”
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Mate Guarding and Extra-Pair Paternity in Northern Cardinals by Ritchison, Gary, Klatt, Paul H., Westneat, David F.

“…We studied patterns of mate guarding and paternity in 21 pairs of Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) nesting in central Kentucky. DNA fingerprinting…”
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Sexual Selection by Sperm Competition in Birds: Male-Male Competition or Female Choice? by Lifjeld, Jan T., Dunn, Peter O., Westneat, David F.

“…Sperm competition is a potential source of variance in male mating success. Therefore the evolutionary interpretation of sperm competition should be made…”
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Male Parental Care and Extrapair Copulations in the Indigo Bunting by Westneat, David F.

“…Levels of parental care by male Indigo Buntings (Passerina cyanea) were predicted to be lower and the tendency to pursue extrapair matings greater when (1) the…”
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Reproductive physiology and sperm competition in birds by Westneat, David F.

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Temporal Patterns of Within-Pair Copulations, Male Mate-Guarding, and Extra-Pair Events in Eastern Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius Phoeniceus) by Westneat, David F

“…AbstractI studied the timing of within-pair and extra-pair behaviors in an eastern population of red-winged blackbirds. Within-pair activity was highest…”
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