Serial polyandry and alloparenting in Long-eared Owls

Marks et al used DNA fingerprinting to document serial polyandry in a double-brooded female Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) in western Montana. The authors' findings constitute the first known cases of serial polyandry and alloparenting in Long-eared Owls and leave open the question of whether coope...

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Published inThe Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) Vol. 104; no. 1; p. 202
Main Authors Marks, Jeffrey S, Dickinson, Janis L, Haydock, Joseph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Waco American Ornithological Society 01.02.2002
Subjects
Animal behavior
Animal reproduction
DNA fingerprints
Ornithology
Owls
Montana
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Summary:Marks et al used DNA fingerprinting to document serial polyandry in a double-brooded female Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) in western Montana. The authors' findings constitute the first known cases of serial polyandry and alloparenting in Long-eared Owls and leave open the question of whether cooperative polyandry also occurs in this species.
ISSN:2732-4621
DOI:10.1650/0010-5422(2002)104[0202:SPAAIL]2.0.CO;2