Molecular evaluation of the white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) mating system

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 946-953

  Deyoung, Randy W ^a,e   Stephen, Demarais ^a   Gee, Kenneth L ^b   Honeycutt, Rodney L ^c,f   Hellickson, Mickey W ^d   Gonzales, Robert A ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d King Ranch   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^f PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating system; Odocoileus virginianus; Parentage; Reproductive success; Ungulate; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; DOMINANCE; MATING SUCCESS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARENTAGE; PATERNITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 72949091281     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-227.1     Document Type: Article

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