Estimating the relatedness in a population of grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis, using DNA fingerprinting

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-251

  David Gray, Zoë K ^a,c   Gurnell, John ^a   Hunt, David M ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Mating strategies; Relatedness; Sciurus carolinensis

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC LINKAGE;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; RELATEDNESS; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; CAROLINENSIS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 0032756890     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.99-23     Document Type: Article

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