High variation in multiple paternity of domestic cats (Felis catus L.) in relation to environmental conditions

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1433, 1999, Pages 2071-2074

  Say, Ludovic ^a   Pontier, Dominique ^a   Natoli, Eugenia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Azienda USL Roma D   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic cat; Felis catus; Male reproductive success; Microsatellites; Paternity

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FELID; PATERNITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATHER; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; MALE; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL MATURITY; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA; CATUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033595712     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0889     Document Type: Article

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