The genetic mating system of a sex-role-reversed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle): A molecular inquiry

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 357-365

  Jones, Adam G ^a,d   Rosenqvist, Gunilla ^b   Berglund, Anders ^c   Avise, John C ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating system; Microsatellites; Parentage; Pipefish; Polygynandry; Syngnathus typhle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001038270     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050630     Document Type: Article

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