Turtle mating systems: Behavior, sperm storage, and genetic paternity

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 206-211

  Pearse, D E ^a   Avise, J C ^a  

^a Life Sciences Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MATING; NONHUMAN; PARENTHOOD; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERM PRESERVATION; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034974569     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/92.2.206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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