Genetic monogamy in field and laboratory populations of
H. abdominalis
Eight field-caught and four laboratory-bred pregnant seahorse
males were sampled for genetic assessment of mating.
Despite the sampling of both low (NWB) and high (HUO)
density temperate-water populations, all broods assayed
were consistent with reproduction between a single female
and the focal male (Table 4). Genetic monogamy was
also found in the laboratory population held at densities
several orders of magnitude greater than those found in
the wild.