Genetic similarity, extrapair paternity, and offspring quality in Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 952-958

  Freeman Gallant, Corey R ^a   Wheelwright, Nathaniel T ^b   Meiklejohn, Katherine E ^a   Sollecito, Suzanne V ^a  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

EPP; Genetic compatibility; Microsatellites; Relatedness; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PATERNITY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; PASSERCULUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 33749534103     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl031     Document Type: Article

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