Low frequency of extra-pair fertilizations in the Great Tit Parus major revealed by DNA fingerprinting

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-239

  Verboven, Nanette ^a   Mateman, A Christa ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0030865526     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676974     Document Type: Article

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