Does low fecundity reflect kin recognition and inbreeding avoidance in the mandarin vole (Microtus mandarinus)?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2150-2155

  Tai, Fadao ^a   Sun, Ruyong ^a   Wang, Tingzheng ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABORATORIES;

KIN RECOGNITION;

CYTOLOGY;

FECUNDITY; INBREEDING; KIN RECOGNITION; RODENT;

LASIOPODOMYS MANDARINUS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS MANDARINUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036968635     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-202     Document Type: Article

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