Extra-pair paternity in relation to male age in Bullock's orioles

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2115-2126

  Richardson, D S ^a,b   Burke, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA profiling; Extra pair paternity; Female choice; Good genes; Indirect benefits; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AGE; BROOD PARASITISM; EXTRA PAIR PATERNITY; INFERTILITY; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE DNA; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ICTERUS GALBULA;

EID: 0033383003     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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