Genetic evidence for kin-based female social structure in common eiders (Somateria mollissima)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 614-621

  McKinnon, Laura ^a   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b   Scribner, Kim T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common eider; Kin groups; Microsatellites; Relatedness; Sociality

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; BROOD REARING; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KIN RECOGNITION; LIFE CYCLE; NEST SITE; NESTING; PHILOPATRY; RELATEDNESS; SIBLING; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 33745595342     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ark002     Document Type: Article

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