Molecular evidence for multiple paternity in a feral population of green swordtails

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 610-615

  Simmons, Leigh W ^a   Beveridge, Maxine ^a   Evans, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPULATION; FERAL SPECIES; FISH; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERI;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

POECILIIDAE; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII;

EID: 54249142624     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esn053     Document Type: Article

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