Avpr1a length polymorphism is not associated with either social or genetic monogamy in free-living prairie voles

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-18

  Mabry, Karen E ^a   Streatfeild, Craig A ^a,b   Keane, Brian ^a   Solomon, Nancy G ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Water Resources Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avpr1a; Mating system; Microtus ochrogaster; Monogamy; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOGAMY; POLYMORPHISM; PRAIRIE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

MICROTUS; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE;

EID: 78650224098     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.09.021     Document Type: Article

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