Low Level of Extra-Pair Paternity in a Population of the Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica Gutturalis

Masaru Hasegawa; Emi Arai; Wataru Kojima; Wataru Kitamura; Go Fujita; Hiroyoshi Higuchi; Mamoru Watanabe; Masahiko Nakamura

doi:10.2326/osj.9.161

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Masaru Hasegawa,^1,* Emi Arai,² Wataru Kojima,³ Wataru Kitamura,³ Go Fujita,³ Hiroyoshi Higuchi,³ Mamoru Watanabe,¹ Masahiko Nakamura²

¹1Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba
²2Laboratory of Animal Ecology, Department of Biology, Joetsu University of Education, 1 Yamayashiki-
³3Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan

^*Corresponding author, E-mail: perorobomusadiobe@gmail.com

Abstract

On average, male birds other than social father sire more than 10% of all offspring. Levels of extra-pair paternity below 5% of offspring are rarely found and are now considered worthy of explanation in monogamous birds. We recorded the lowest levels of paternity loss ever reported in a population of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica. The levels of extra-pair paternity were below 5% of offspring (7/243 in 2005 and 1/53 in 2006). We discuss our results in relation to the density-dependence of extra-pair paternity.

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Masaru Hasegawa, Emi Arai, Wataru Kojima, Wataru Kitamura, Go Fujita, Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Mamoru Watanabe, and Masahiko Nakamura "Low Level of Extra-Pair Paternity in a Population of the Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica Gutturalis," Ornithological Science 9(2), 161-164, (1 December 2010). https://doi.org/10.2326/osj.9.161

Received: 14 August 2010; Accepted: 1 October 2010; Published: 1 December 2010

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