Genetic analysis of group composition and breeding system in a wild common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) population

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Nievergelt, Caroline M ^a   Digby, Leslie J ^b   Ramakrishnan, Uma ^a   Woodruff, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common marmosets; Mating system; Microsatellites; Paternity; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; PRIMATE; RELATEDNESS;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS;

EID: 0034002208     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005411227810     Document Type: Article

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