Reproductive and mating success in the small-mouthed salamander (ambystoma texanum) estimated via microsatellite parentage analysis

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 130-139

  Gopurenko, David ^a   Williams, Rod N ^a   DeWoody, James Andrew ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bateman gradient; Mating success; Polygynandry; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TEXANUM; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 44449162755     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-007-9009-0     Document Type: Article

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