Multiple paternity and population genetic structure in natural populations of the poeciliid fish, Heterandria formosa

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1328-1336

  Soucy, S ^a,b   Travis, J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterozygosity; Microsatellite; Multiple paternity; Poecilliidae; Superfetation

Indexed keywords

FISH; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PATERNITY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENETICS; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; OVUM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; HETERANDRIA; HETERANDRIA FORMOSA;

EID: 0242459196     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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