The evolution of the social and genetic mating system

..........................................................................................................33 Introduction ....................................................................................................35 Methods...........................................................................................................37 Study species ...........................................................................................37 Comparing Malurus species ...................................................................39 Paternity analyses in M. coronatus ........................................................41 Results ............................................................................................................44 Extra-pair paternity................................................................................44 Adaptations to extra-pair mating: morphology and behaviour .............46 Comparing Malurus life-history and ecology .........................................48 Discussion .......................................................................................................49 Comparing Malurus life-history and ecology .........................................50 Conclusion ...............................................................................................53 Acknowledgements .........................................................................................53 Chapter 3. Female fairy-wrens synchronise egg laying to facilitate extra-pair mating for inbreeding avoidance...............................................55 Abstract...........................................................................................................57 Introduction ....................................................................................................59 Methods...........................................................................................................61 Study species and fieldwork ...................................................................61 Paternity analyses...................................................................................62 Relatedness..............................................................................................63 Analyses...................................................................................................63 Results ............................................................................................................66 Inbreeding depression and inbreeding avoidance by EG mating..........66..........................................................................................................57 Introduction ....................................................................................................59 Methods...........................................................................................................61 Study species and fieldwork ...................................................................61 Paternity analyses...................................................................................62 Relatedness..............................................................................................63 Analyses...................................................................................................63 Results ............................................................................................................66 Inbreeding depression and inbreeding avoidance by EG mating..........66