Exclusion probabilities for single-locus paternity analysis when related males compete for matings

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1155-1166

  Double, M C ^a   Cockburn, A ^a   Barry, S C ^a   Smouse, P E ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Male philopatry; Microsatellite genotyping; Monte Carlo simulation; Paternal exclusion probabilities; Paternity

Indexed keywords

EXCLUSION PROBABILITY; PATERNITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031284708     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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