Dispersal, philopatry, and genetic relatedness in a social carnivore: Comparing males and females

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-163

  Gompper, M E ^a,c   Gittleman, J L ^a   Wayne, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coati; Genetic fingerprinting; Group living; Inbreeding avoidance; Nasua narica; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARNIVORA; CHEMISTRY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; PANAMA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CARNIVORA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; PANAMA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; NASUA NARICA; NASUA NASUA; PROCYONIDAE;

EID: 0032005150     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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