Microsatellite paternity analysis on captive Lake Malawi cichlids supports reproductive isolation by direct mate choice

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1605-1610

  Knight, M E ^a   Turner, G F ^a   Rico, C ^b   Van Oppen, M J H ^b,c   Hewitt, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Cichlids; Lake Malawi; Microsatellites; Sexual selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

EID: 0031788206     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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