Host-parasite kinship in a female-philopatric bird population: Evidence from relatedness trend analysis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2797-2806

  Andersson, Malte ^a   Waldeck, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Female philopatry; Joint nesting; Kin bias; Local genetic structure; Protein fingerprinting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; DUCK; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; NESTING; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CANADA; DUCKS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; PARASITIC DISEASES; SWEDEN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 34347326238     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03301.x     Document Type: Article

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