Multiple paternity in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus): Investigating the role of the female

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 283-291

  Berteaux, Dominique ^a,b   Bêty, Joël ^a,c   Rengifo, Eddie ^a,d   Bergeron, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Female choice; Meadow vole; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Multiple paternity; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PATERNITY; RODENT;

MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS;

EID: 0344572724     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050563     Document Type: Article

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