Table 1 Alpha male reproductive success

From: Genomics of post-bottleneck recovery in the northern elephant seal

Harema

BBS (M144)

TS (M160)

MBB (M12)

BMS (M4)

% Copulations

31.5

25.9

90.5

42.7

% Paternity

26.7

7.7

23.5

26.9

N (genomes)

15

13

17

26

χ2

0.13

2.0

17.6

1.36

P

0.72

0.16

0.00003

0.24

FROH (>1Mb)

0.1067

0.1093

0.1145

0.0967

Homozygosity at LOF loci

1/5

2/5

4/5

1/5

LOF allele frequency

0.6

0.6

0.8

0.6

  1. aFour focal northern elephant seal harems (column headings) with the alpha male shown in brackets. The percentage of observed copulations from earlier studies is compared with calculated percent paternities determined by genomic analysis. The significance of the difference was tested using two-sided Chi-square test. The proportional FROH (indicating inbreeding) and loss of function at five identified loci that are associated with male reproductive health are given. Bold text highlights the results for M12.
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