Patterns of multiple paternity and maternity in fishes

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 735-760

  Coleman, Seth W ^a   Jones, Adam G ^b  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating; Microsatellites; Parentage analysis; Parental care; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FISH; GENETIC MARKER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATERNAL CARE; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MULTIPLE MATING; NEST GUARDING; PARENTAGE; PATERNAL CARE; PATERNITY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960423852     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01673.x     Document Type: Review

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