Outbreeding increases offspring survival in wild greater horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1471, 2001, Pages 1055-1061

  Rossiter, S J ^a   Jones, G ^a   Ransome, R D ^a   Barratt, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Genetic variation; Microsatellite; Offspring survival

Indexed keywords

BAT; BREEDING POPULATION; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAT; BREEDING; HETEROSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; MATING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHINOLOPHUS FERREMEQUINUM; SURVIVAL;

RHINOLOPHUS FERRUMEQUINUM;

EID: 0035932896     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1612     Document Type: Article

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