Mating systems in birds: A review of molecular studies

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-109

  Wink, Michael ^a   Dyrcz, Andrzej ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Extra pair paternity; Mate tenacity; Mating systems; Molecular studies

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALUS; BIRD; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXTRA PAIR PATERNITY; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC VARIANCE; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PHYLOGENY;

AVIFAUNA; EVOLUTION; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; MATING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033492199     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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