Mating patterns and reproductive success in the bushy-tailed wood rat (Neotoma cinerea), as revealed by DNA fingerprinting

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-124

  Topping, Michael G ^a,b   Millar, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Neotoma cinerea; Paternity; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; MATING SYSTEM; NEOTOMA CINEREA; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

NEOTOMA CINEREA;

EID: 0031878565     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050473     Document Type: Article

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