Paternity (%) dichromatism (g) (g) (%) extra-pair paternity

Information on extra-pair paternity, minisatellite mutation rate (per band and generation), sexual dichromatism, testes mass, body mass, adult survival rate and minisatellite probes in birds.

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Species Extra-pair Mutation rate Sexual Testes mass Body mass Survival Probe References for mutation rates, probes and

paternity (%) dichromatism (g) (g) (%) extra-pair paternity

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Acrocephalus arundinaceus 3.4 0.00383 0.0 0.46 27.2 65.0 33.15 1

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 7.9 0.00473 0.0 0.17 13.0 37.3 33.15, 33.6 2

Acrocephalus vaughani 0.0 0.00000 0.0 - - 33.15 3

Agelaius phoeniceus 30.9 0.01117 2.5 0.54 60.0 53.0 33.6, M13, per, 18.15 4, 5

Anser caerulescens 5.0 0.00170 0.0 17.90 2450 83.0 per, M13 6

Anser rossi 2.4 0.00309 0.0 17.90 2450 83.0 per, M13 6

Aphelocoma coelulescens 0.0 0.00551 0.0 1.81 83.0 82.0 33.15, pSP2.5RI 7

Apus apus 4.6 0.014 0.0 1.13 25.0 79.0 33.15 8

Asio otus 0.0 0.00180 0.0 - 273.0 69.0 33.15 9

Branta leucopsis 0.0 0.00560 0.0 1.30 1750.0 94.8 33.15, 33.6 10, 11

Calidris maritima 1.2 0.00772 0.0 0.95 76.0 86.0 per 12

Campylorhynchus griseus 2.3 0.0030 0.0 0.11 58.0 74.0 33.15, 33.6 13

Campylorhynchus nuchalis 1.4 0.0030 0.0 0.11 58.0 57.0 33.15, 33.6 14

Cardinalis cardinalis 13.5 0.0122 2.0 0.47 42.3 59.0 M13, per 15

Catharacta lonnbergi 0.0 0.00000 0.0 1.05 1630.0 95.5 33.15, 33.6 16

Catharacta maccormicki 7.7 0.00310 0.0 - 1315.0 95.0 33.15 17

Cercomacra tyrannina 0.0 0.01714 0.0 - 16.4 - 33.15, 33.6 18

Coragyps atratus 0.0 0.00497 0.0 1.20 1710.0 90.6 33.15, 33.6, M13 19

Delichon urbica 17.0 0.00755 0.0 0.20 14.5 38.0 33.15, 33.6 20, 21

Dendroica caerulescens 27.2 0.01200 1.5 - 9.2 37.5 (GGAT)₄ 22

Dendroica petechia 33.1 0.00585 1.0 0.24 10.0 57.3 33.15, per 23-25

Emberiza calandra 4.6 0.00198 0.0 0.83 50.0 48.0 33.6 26

Falco columbarius 0.0 0.01820 1.0 0.61 163.0 71.0 33.15, 33.6 27

Ficedula hypoleuca 8.6 0.00497 1.5 0.04 12.1 49.9 33.15, M13, 3’HVR 28-31

Fringilla coelebs 17.0 0.007 2.0 0.78 21.9 56.5 33.6 32

Fulmarus glacialis 0.0 0.017 0.0 7.87 750.0 98.0 33.15 33

Gallinula chloropus 0.0 0.0025 0.0 1.47 340.0 77.0 33.15, cGgaMS02 34

Gavia immer 0.0 0.00203 0.0 8.31 3700.0 90.0 33.15 35

Grallina cyanoleuca 2.9 0.00555 1.0 - 128.0 80.7 33.6, per 36

Haematopus ostralegus 1.5 0.00284 0.0 0.54 500.0 84.0 33.6 37

Hirundo rustica 28.0 0.00262 1.0 0.55 18.6 37.4 33.15 38

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos 0.0 0.00164 0.0 - 879.0 86.2 33.15, 3’HVR 39

Junco hyemalis 35.9 0.00313 0.0 0.29 21.0 56.5 33.15, 33.6 40

Lagopus lagopus 9.4 0.0082 1.0 1.50 700.0 35.0 33.15, 33.6, per 41

Lanius bucephalus 10.1 0.0044 0.0 0.25 38.0 - 33.6 42

Larus occidentalis 0.0 0.00517 0.0 2.03 1130.0 90.0 33.15, 33.6 43

Loxioides bailleui 0.0 0.01574 0.0 0.12 42.8 63.0 33.15, M13 44

Luscinia svecica 20.0 0.01695 2.0 0.24 17.0 66.0 33.15 45

Malurus cyaneus 62.1 0.00711 4.5 0.48 9.8 65.5 33.15, per 46

Merops apiaster 0.7 0.0041 0.0 0.18 50.6 47.5 33.15 47

Notiomystis cincta 35.3 0.01167 0.0 - 35.0 - 33.15, CA 48

Oceanodroma leucorhoa 0.0 0.00779 0.0 0.17 52.4 93.7 33.15, 33.6 49

Oenanthe oenanthe 11.0 0.00332 1.5 0.71 26.0 55.0 33.15 50

Parus caeruleus 8.3 0.00448 0.5 0.40 10.8 41.6 33.15, M13, per 51-54

Parus cristatus 12.4 0.009 0.0 0.25 10.9 53.7 33.15 55

Parus major 8.8 0.00459 1.0 0.13 18.8 48.6 33.15, 33.6, M13, per 51, 54, 56

Passer domesticus 13.6 0.00909 1.5 0.42 28.2 55.0 pSPT 19.6 57

Passerculus sandwichensis 23.1 0.02425 0.0 0.64 17.4 48.5 33.15 58

Passerina cyanea 34.9 0.01206 2.5 0.62 14.6 47.6 33.15, 33.6, M13 59

Petroica australis 0.0 0.00202 1.0 0.15 35.0 52.9 33.15, 33.6 60

Phalacrocorax aristotelis 17.9 0.00541 0.0 7.82 1790.0 88.0 33.15 61

Phalaropus tricolor 0.0 0.01802 -1.0 0.77 50.0 88.5 33.15 62

Phylloscopus trochilus 33.0 0.01197 0.0 0.18 8.8 36.1 per 63

Pica pica 4.9 0.01900 0.0 - 220.0 69.0 33.15 64

Picoides borealis 1.3 0.00000 1.0 0.14 43.7 73.5 per, OPT-5, OPT-6 65

Porphyrio porphyrio 0.0 0.00138 0.0 7.33 670.0 75.0 per, 3’HVR, pV47-2 66

Progne subis 21.4 0.00495 0.5 0.48 51.0 43.1 33.6 67, 68

Prunella collaris 0.0 0.00551 0.0 1.12 40.0 50.8 33.15, 33.6 69

Prunella modularis 0.8 0.00131 0.0 0.90 21.0 47.2 33.15 70

Psaltriparus minimus 0.0 0.002 0.0 0.07 5.7 - 33.15, 33.6, per 71

Puffinus tenuirostris 10.8 0.0225 0.0 - 590.0 95.0 33.6 72

Riparia riparia 14.4 0.00478 0.0 0.12 14.0 36.2 33.6 73

Sayornis phoebe 11.8 0.00398 0.0 0.22 19.2 31.2 33.15, per 74

Sericornis frontinalis 5.7 0.0056 0.0 0.37 11.0 82.2 33.15, per 75

Sialia mexicana 16.9 0.012 2.5 0.87 29.5 44.9 33.15, 33.6 76

Sialia sialis 8.4 0.01288 2.5 0.46 31.7 49.0 33.15, per 77

Spheniscus humboldti 0.0 0.0145 0.0 - 5000.0 - 33.15, 33.6 78

Sturnus vulgaris 9.2 0.00337 0.5 0.45 80.0 47.0 33.15, 33.6 79, 80

Tachycineta bicolor 59.5 0.01818 0.0 0.70 19.9 39.8 33.15, per 81-83

Taeniopygia guttata 2.4 0.00321 2.5 0.05 10.0 22.0 33.15, 33.6 84

Tribonyx mortierii 0.0 0.01800 0.0 6.54 1334.0 93.2 per 85

Troglodytes aedon 8.4 0.00137 0.0 0.17 9.0 29.6 M13, per 86

Turdoides squamiceps 0.0 0.00071 0.0 0.33 75.0 82.7 33.15, 33.6 87

Turdus grayi 37.8 0.00831 0.0 0.99 74.7 65.0 33.15 88

Upupa epops 7.6 0.02113 1.0 - 60.2 41.1 33.15 89

Vireo solitarius 2.7 0.00000 0.0 0.12 15.5 55.3 33.15 90

Wilsonia citrina 26.7 0.00898 1.5 0.27 9.3 54.7 33.15, 33.6 91, 92

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