High levels of genetic monogamy in the group-living Australian lizard Egernia stokesii

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1787-1794

  Gardner, M G ^a,c   Bull, C M ^b   Cooper, S J B ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egernia stokesii; Family structure; Lizards; Mating system; Microsatellites; Monogamy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LIZARDS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AMPHIBIA; EGERNIA; EGERNIA STOKESII; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036716806     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01552.x     Document Type: Article

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