Genetic maternity and paternity in a local population of armadillos assessed by microsatellite DNA markers and field data

American Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-19

  Prodöhl, Paulo A ^a,d   Loughry, W J ^b   McDonough, Colleen M ^b   Nelson, William S ^a   Thompson, Elizabeth A ^c   Avise, John C ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic markers; Kinship; Microsatellite loci; Parentage; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLO; MATERNITY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PATERNITY;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0031889140     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286098     Document Type: Article

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