Multiple paternity in the western terrestrial garter snake, Thamnophis elegans

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 656-663

  Garner, Trenton W J ^a,c   Larsen, Karl W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SATELLITES;

LITTERS; MICROSATELLITES; MULTIPLE PATERNITY; PHYLOGENY;

BIODIVERSITY;

PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; SNAKE;

SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS;

EID: 26844531996     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-057     Document Type: Article

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