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Where have all the fathers gone? An extensive microsatellite analysis of paternity in the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). (1999)
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Worthington-Wilmer, J., Allen, P., Pomeroy, P., Twiss, S., & Amos, W. (1999). Where have all the fathers gone? An extensive microsatellite analysis of paternity in the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). Molecular Ecology, 8(9), 1417-1429

Microsatellites were used to conduct an extensive analysis of paternity of grey seals from two Scottish breeding colonies at North Rona (n = 1189) and the Isle of May (n = 694), spanning more than a decade. A maximum of 46% of pups at North Rona and... Read More about Where have all the fathers gone? An extensive microsatellite analysis of paternity in the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)..