Multiple paternity and relatedness in southern Illinois raccoons (Procyon lotor)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 441-447

  Nielsen, Charlotte L Roy ^a   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsatellite; Multiple paternity; Polygyny; Procyon lotor; Promiscuity; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; MAMMAL; MATING BEHAVIOR; MULTIPLE BROODING; POLYGYNY; RELATEDNESS; SEX RATIO;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 34248345916     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-126R2.1     Document Type: Article

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