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Showing 1 to 20 of 113 for “"Paternity"”.
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Hemingway and the textual struggle of paternity
Ernest Hemingway bears the legendary reputation of a hyper-masculine hunter, drinker, and womanizer, though much criticism has sought to complicate notions of gender in the author's life and fiction. This research project considers fatherhood in particular, one aspect of masculinity that was never …
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Communication And Identity: The Paternity Leave Decision
<p>Paternity leave has remained an under-studied phenomenon in the United States. The US stands in contrast to countries such as Sweden and Norway, which have a history of government-regulated paid time off for fathers of new children. Therefore new fathers in the US face a unique situation …
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Our father in heaven: The dimensions of divine paternity in Deuteronomy
… that Deuteronomy portrays the role of divine paternity in three dimensions; progenitor, caregiver, and covenant partner. After presenting the history of the research in chapter 1, this study recognizes that the fatherhood of God in Deuteronomy had been largely overlooked. Recognizing the …
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Paternity and father-offspring relationships in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii.
Hamilton's seminal theory of kin selection asserts that because relatives share a certain proportion of genes, individuals can increase their inclusive fitness by helping and/or not harming kin, as long as the benefits to kin outweigh the costs to the individual. We would expect animals to attain …
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Waiting for Paternity: Interpersonal and Contextual Implications of the Timing of Fatherhood
Previous research suggests that children born to parents at different points in the life-span will be raised in differing contexts, and that timing of first birth has implications for parent-child relations distinct from those of simple parental chronological age. This study examined the effects of …
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Multiple paternity and the breeding biology of the red-eyed treefrog, Agalychnis callidryas
… fingerprinting revealed the presence of multiple paternity in two egg clutches examined from two matings involving a female with two males. The breeding biology of females and the potential costs and benefits of mating with multiple males were examined. Females were found to decrease the number of …
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Molecular Genetic Assessment of Population Structure, Paternity, and Sex Ratios for the Reddish Egret
… located in and around Baja, Mexico, 6) assess paternity of nest mates, 7) determine offspring sex ratio. We collected blood samples of244 nestlings, each from a separate nest, from colonies in Texas, Baja California, Bahamas, and Florida. Genetic differentiation was dramatic (global Fst = .257) …
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Multiple Paternity of Caretta Caretta within the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean Population on Wassaw Island, Ga
… of a species. Polyandry, resulting in multiple paternity can influence the maintenance of genetic variation within a population. Within Testudines, the frequency of multiple paternity varies extensively among species (0-100% of nests). Previous studies on the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) …
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Female preferences, paternity and fitness: A combined morphometric/molecular genetic study on Poecilia latipinna and Poecilia formosa
… preferred as well as with a non-preferred male, paternity was assigned via microsatellite analysis. Poecilia formosa females (N = 34) were mated with either a preferred or a non-preferred male. I found evidence that female preferences in both species did not depend on male size (a measure for …
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Effects of supplemental food on the behavior, aggression, and paternity status of male Indigo Buntings (Passerina cyanea)
… behaviors were noted. To determine paternity, blood samples were collected from adults and nestlings at 19 nests. DNA was extracted, amplified, and hand-scored on polyacrylamide gels. Males with feeders in their territories spent significantly less time foraging and significantly …
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Metaphor and divine paternity : the concept of God's fatherhood in the Divinae institutiones of Lactantius (250-325 CE)
… sense, the Lactantian concept of divine paternity seems to hold promise for additional studies in view of his contention that God is Father in a number of senses and primarily in terms of his status as Lord (dominus). Lactantius is accustomed to call God “Father and Lord” (pater et …
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Reproductive Decisions in American Robins (Turdus Migratorius): Relationships Among Paternity Allocation, Parental Care, Plumage Variation, and Mate Choice
… affect mate-guarding opportunity, extra-pair paternity (EPP), parental care, and mate choice in the American robin, Turdus migratorius, a socially monogamous, multi-brooded songbird. Reproductive success in American robins was strongly influenced by the number of nesting attempts made in a …
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Extra-pair paternity within the female-defense polygyny of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis: Evidence of alternative mating strategies
… weekly intervals over a 4-month breeding season. Paternity of hatchlings in 16 naturally occurring breeding groups was analyzed to determine the extent to which the territorial resident male was able to prevent other males from fathering offspring of his resident females. Lizards residing in or …
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The adaptive significance of multiple mating by males in the polygynandrous waterstrider Aquarius remigis (Heteroptera: Gerridae)
… post-insemination processes may influence male paternity success. Hence, insemination (i.e. successful sperm transfer) may not guarantee reproductive success for the male. Using a variation of Parker's (1970) sterile (irradiated) male technique, I examine the relationships among paternity …
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IS THE PARTY OVER? Unmarried Fatherhood and Drug and Alcohol Use
… and 1995) I examine the effects of marriage, paternity and father involvement on the use of drugs and alcohol by young men. Despite the importance of fatherhood as an adult role, I argue that commitment to the role of fatherhood and not paternity itself is what alters behavior. I hypothesize …
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Analysis of populations within the UAE using tandem repeat DNA markers
… applying any new tools to forensic analysis and paternity testing in the UAE. Two polymorphic systems were chosen (VNTRs and STRs) to investigate the population substructure. Five single loci VNTR/HinfI probes MS1, MS31, MS43A, YNH24 and G3 were used to profile 173 individuals from the UAE native …
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Determining parentage and the effects of relatedness on play partner preference in Belding's ground squirrels
<p>I investigated 1) multiple paternity in Belding’s ground squirrels (<em>Urocitellus beldingi</em>) and 2) social partner preferences in juvenile <em>U. beldingi</em>. Prior work with blood allozymes demonstrated multiple paternity in <em>U. beldingi</em> litters. I evaluated paternity using …
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Fine-scale genetic structure and parentage in Urocitellus beldingi
… burrow associated with that particular female. Paternity, however, can only be posited by observation of mating because the species exhibits multiple mating in both sexes, though not all matings necessarily result in offspring. Multiple paternity has been previously verified through allozyme …
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