Dispersal, philopatry and intergroup relatedness: Fine-scale genetic structure in the white-breasted thrasher, Ramphocinclus brachyurus

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3449-3458

  Temple, H J ^a   Hoffman, J I ^a   Amos, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Kinship; Mating system; Microsatellites; Ramphocinclus brachyurus; White breasted thrasher

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEST INDIES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; RAMPHOCINCLUS BRACHYURUS;

EID: 33748607986     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03006.x     Document Type: Article

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