Facultative promiscuity in a presumably monogamous mouse Apodemus microps

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-196

  Bryja, Josef ^a   Stopka, Pavel ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Mating system; Monogamy; Multiple paternity; Pygmy field mouse

Indexed keywords

MONOGAMY; MULTIPLE MATING;

APODEMUS MICROPS;

EID: 22344447282     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194482     Document Type: Article

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