Raw ddRAD-seq 150 base pair, single-end sequences from a Illumina HiSeq X for 10 wood ducks (Aix sponsa) obtained from a single nest in Delaware. These include 2 breeding and competing females and 8 e
Many songbirds are socially monogamous but genetically polyandrous, mating with individuals outside their pair bonds. Extra-pair paternity (EPP) varies within and across species, but reasons for this
Extra-pair paternity (EPP) is often linked to male age in socially monogamous vertebrates, i.e. older males are more likely to gain EPP and less likely to be cuckolded. However, whether this occurs be