Multiple paternity in free-living root voles (Microtus oeconomus)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-213

  Borkowska, Anetta ^a   Borowski, Zbigniew ^b   Krysiuk, Kamil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Microtus oeconomus; Multiple paternity; Reproductive success; Root vole

Indexed keywords

PATERNITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MULTIPARA; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; PROGENY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 68749096910     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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