Male mating success, reproductive success and multiple paternity in a natural population of sand lizards: Behavioural and molecular genetics data

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-112

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

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lacerta agilis; mating success; molecular genetics; reproductive success

Indexed keywords

LACERTA AGILIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031057346     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.t01-1-00156.x     Document Type: Article

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