Relatedness within nest groups of the southern flying squirrel using microsatellite and discriminant function analyses

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 841-846

  Winterrowd, Michael F ^a   Gergits, William F ^b   Laves, Kevin S ^c   Weigl, Peter D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Therion International   (United States)

^c Hebgen Lake Ranger Station   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of relatedness; Discriminant function analysis; Group nesting; Microsatellite DNA

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; NESTING; RELATEDNESS; RODENT;

GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 24144454833     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086[0841:RWNGOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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