Multiple paternity in reptiles: Patterns and processes

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2566-2580

  Uller, Tobias ^a,b   Olsson, Mats ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptic female choice; Multiple mating; Multiple paternity; Postcopulatory sexual selection; Reptiles; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; REPTILES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AVES; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 44249109719     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03772.x     Document Type: Review

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