Using DNA fingerprinting to estimate relatedness within social groups of pine voles

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 715-724

  Marfori, Michele A ^a   Parker, Patricia G ^b   Gregg, Thomas G ^a   Vandenbergh, John G ^c   Solomon, Nancy G ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; DNA fingerprinting; Microtine; Microtus pinetorum; Pine vole; Rodent

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS PINETORUM; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0000104544     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382930     Document Type: Article

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