Opening Pandora's box: Comparative studies of genetic mating systems reveal reproductive complexity

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1307-1309

  Wilson, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comparative biology; Mating dynamics; Parentage assessment; Reproductive ecology; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENETICS; MATE CHOICE; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ANIMALS; GENETICS, POPULATION; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; SMEGMAMORPHA;

SYNGNATHUS FLORIDAE;

EID: 62849084823     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04103.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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