Male reproductive success in a promiscuous mammal: Behavioural estimates compared with genetic paternity

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1199-1209

  Coltman, D W ^a   Bancroft, D R ^b   Robertson, A ^b   Smith, J A ^b   Clutton Brock, T H ^b   Pemberton, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mating success; Mating systems; Microsatellites; Ovis aries; Protein polymorphism; Soay sheep

Indexed keywords

GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MATING; MICROSATELLITE DNA; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033166231     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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