Genetic reconstruction of breeding patterns in gundis (Rodentia: Ctenodactylidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1651-1663

  Nutt, Karen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bateman's paradigm; Cooperative breeding; Dispersal; Extra pair copulation; Paternity; Plural breeding; Reproductive skew

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL BREEDING; DISPERSAL; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GROUP SIZE; PATERNITY; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

CTENODACTYLIDAE; CTENODACTYLUS GUNDI; RODENTIA;

EID: 34547665634     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0396-0     Document Type: Article

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