Social subdivision influences effective population size in the colonial-breeding Black-tailed prairie dog

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 380-387

  Winterrowd, Michael F ^a   Dobson, F Stephen ^b   Hoogland, John L ^c   Foltz, David W ^d,e  

^a MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding groups; Colony; Cynomys ludovicianus; Effective population size; F statistics; Gene dynamics; Inbreeding; Matrilines; Philopatry; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; BREEDING; COLONY; DISPERSAL; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION SIZE; RODENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 65949097931     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-210.1     Document Type: Article

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