Malformed offspring, sibling matings, and selection against inbreeding in the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-242

  Olsson, M ^a   Gullberg, A ^b   Tegelstrom H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Inbreeding; Offspring malformations

Indexed keywords

INBREEDING; SELECTION;

LACERTA AGILIS;

EID: 0029662469     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1996.9020229.x     Document Type: Article

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