Fitness benefits of polyandry for experienced females

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2328-2335

  Whittingham, Linda A ^a   Dunn, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding experience; Extra pair mating; Genetic benefits; Genetic similarity; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETICS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWALLOWS;

AVES; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952686999     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04640.x     Document Type: Article

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