A Genetic analysis of the virginia opossum mating system: Evidence of multiple paternity in a highly fragmented landscape

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-373

  Beasley, James C ^a   Beatty, William S ^a   Olson, Zachary H ^a   Rhodes, Olin E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CERVUS; GERUD; Marsupial; Microsatellite; Movement; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; MARSUPIAL; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRGINIA OPOSSUMS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DIDELPHIS; FEMALE; GENETIC LOCI; HOMING BEHAVIOR; INDIANA; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TREES;

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; METATHERIA;

EID: 77951688592     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp114     Document Type: Article

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