Sociality, Bateman's gradients, and the polygynandrous genetic mating system of round-tailed ground squirrels (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1811-1824

  Munroe, Karen E ^a   Koprowski, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Microsatellites; Multiple paternity; Parentage analysis; Polygynandry

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNITY; POLYGYNY; POPULATION SIZE; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS TERETICAUDUS;

EID: 80051795072     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1189-z     Document Type: Article

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