Molecular ecology and biological control: The mating system of a marsupial pest

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 723-733

  Sarre, S D ^a   Aitken, N ^a   Clout, M N ^b   Ji, W ^a   Robins, J ^c   Lambert, D M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contact rates; Immunocontraceptive; Minisatellite DNA profiling; Paternity analysis; Sexually transmitted disease; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

BRUSHTAIL POSSUM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PEST CONTROL; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; REPETITIVE DNA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEW ZEALAND; OPOSSUMS; PATERNITY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ALOPIAS; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034130203     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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