Extra-pair fertilizations in Sandhill Cranes revealed using microsatellite DNA markers

Condor

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 970-976

  Hayes, Matthew A ^a,b   Britten, Hugh B ^b   Barzen, Jeb A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extra pair fertilization; Grus canadensis; Microsatellites; Monogamy; Sandhill Crane

Indexed keywords

GRUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 33845201307     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[970:EFISCR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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