Paternal Indirect Genetic Effects on Offspring Viability and the Benefits of Polyandry

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-36

  García González, Francisco ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

EVO_ECOL

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; OVIPARITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

GRYLLIDAE;

EID: 33846017692     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.054     Document Type: Article

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