Proportion of Extra-Pair Offspring in Experimental Pairs (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Proportion of Extra-Pair Offspring in Experimental Pairs

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Proportion of extra-pair offspring (EPO) in experimental pairs (indicated by •) and in control pairs (indicated by °) of the Japanese great tit. Darker points and lines represent estimated values by a statistical model. The rate among the experimental pairs jumped up from the first clutch, or the first brood of chicks.

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Yuta T., et al., <em>Behavioral Ecology</em>, October 5, 2018

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