Multiple mating results in multiple paternity in Richardson's Ground Squirrels, Spermophilus richardsonii

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-94

  Hare, James F ^a   Todd, Glenda ^a   Untereiner, Wendy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Manitoba; Mating; Microsatellite DNA; Multiple paternity; Richardson's Ground Squirrel; Spermophilus richardsonii

Indexed keywords

MATING SUCCESS; MULTIPLE MATING; PATERNITY; RODENT; SPERM COMPETITION;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 12244263788     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v118i1.888     Document Type: Article

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