Inbreeding avoidance in Cunningham's skinks (Egernia cunninghami) in natural and fragmented habitat

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 443-447

  Stow, A J ^a   Sunnucks, P ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Glass effect; Habitat fragmentation; Inbreeding avoidance; Lizard; Mate choice; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; INBREEDING; INHERITANCE; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; HOMING BEHAVIOR; INBREEDING; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LIZARDS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEW SOUTH WALES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; EGERNIA; EGERNIA CUNNINGHAMI; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0942300464     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02060.x     Document Type: Article

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