High levels of extra-group paternity in a population of Australian magpies Gymnorhina tibicen: Evidence from microsatellite analysis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3441-3450

  Hughes, J M ^a   Mather, P B ^b   Toon, A ^a   Ma, J ^a   Rowley, I ^c   Russell, E ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian magpie; Extra group paternity; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; LOD SCORE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS; TERRITORIALITY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVES; CORVIDAE; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; TIBICEN;

EID: 0345530937     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01997.x     Document Type: Article

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