Evidence of multiple paternity in Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Belize, CA, inferred from microsatellite markers

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 309, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 643-648

  Mcvay, John D ^a,e   Rodriguez, David ^a   Rainwater, Thomas R ^a   Dever, Jennifer A ^b   Platt, Steven G ^c   Mcmurry, Scott T ^a   Forstner, Michael R J ^d   Densmore III, Llewellyn D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Texas State University San Marcos   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; BELIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BELIZE; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS MORELETII;

EID: 57749190533     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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