Nowadays, the analysis of genetic markers is a very important and validated tool for the identification of individuals, and for paternity testing. To do so, highly variable regions of the human genome are analyzed, making ...

In gregarious species with copulation and internal fertilization, male-male competition and female cryptic choice may affect reproductive success of both sexes. We carried out a molecular analysis to study paternity and ...

One of the central issues of behavioral ecology focuses on the probability of detecting multiple paternity in a scenario of polygamy. The main problem for this kind of analysis arises in species with large number of offspring ...

Short tandem repeats (STRs) are genetic markers largely employed in forensic analysis and paternity investigation cases. When an inconsistency between the parent and child is considered as a possible mutation, the mutation ...

Understanding the evolution of mating systems, a central topic in evolutionary biology for more than 50 years, requires examining the genetic consequences of mating and the relationships between social systems and mating ...