Estimating paternity with spatial behaviour and DNA fingerprinting in the striped plateau lizard, Sceloporus virgatus (Phrynosomatidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-226

  Abell, Allison J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal spacing; DNA fingerprinting; Mating system; Paternity; Sceloporus

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; MATING SUCCESS; PATERNITY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOUR; STRIPED PLATEAU LIZARD;

SCELOPORUS VIRGATUS;

EID: 0030831713     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050382     Document Type: Article

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