Multiple paternity in a field population of a small carnivorous marsupial, the agile antechinus, Antechinus agilis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 84-91

  Kraaijeveld Smit, Femmie Joanna Laurentia ^a,c   Ward, Simon John ^a   Temple Smith, Peter Derek ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Zoological Parks and Gardens Board ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antechinus agilis; Lekking; Microsatellites; Multiple paternity; Promiscuity

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; MULTIPLE MATING; PATERNITY;

ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS AGILIS; METATHERIA;

EID: 0036626556     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0485-z     Document Type: Article

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