Abstract
Recent studies of the burrower bug, Sehirus cinctus, have examined the genetic basis of parental care. An understanding of the burrower bug mating system, and the subsequent pattern of offspring relatedness that this system generates, is critical to further interpret genetic data. To this end, we developed three consistently amplifiable highly polymorphic microsatellite loci and used them to determine genotypic patterns at the level of both the population and the single clutch. We found that all clutches were sired by single males. Further, we find no evidence for inbreeding. We hypothesize that single paternity within a clutch may play an important role in reducing the potential for sibling rivalry, by increasing the relatedness among clutchmates.
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Brown, J.M., Agrawal, A.F. & Brodie III, E.D. An Analysis of Single Clutch Paternity in the Burrower Bug Sehirus cinctus Using Microsatellites. Journal of Insect Behavior 16, 731–745 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOIR.0000018317.55712.d3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOIR.0000018317.55712.d3
- microsatellites
- Cydnidae
- Hemiptera
- mating system
- paternity
- inbreeding