Mating system and paternity in woodchucks (Marmota monax)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 628-635

  Maher, Christine R ^a   Duron, Melissa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Marmota monax; mating system; microsatellites; paternity; woodchucks

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HOME RANGE; KIN RECOGNITION; LITTER; MULTIPLE MATING; PATERNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MONAX; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 77953731566     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-324.1     Document Type: Article

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