Multiple paternity in the Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) population in the Anavilhanas National Park, Brazilian Amazonia

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 428-434

  Muniz, Fabio L ^a   Silveira, Ronis Da ^a   Campos, Zilca ^b   Magnusson, William E ^c   Hrbek, Tomas ^a,d   Farias, Izeni P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alligatoridae; melanosuchus niger; microsatellites; paternity

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BREEDING SEASON; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CROCODILIAN; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROGENEITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; RIO NEGRO [SOUTH AMERICA];

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); MELANOSUCHUS NIGER;

EID: 80052339669     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/017353711X587741     Document Type: Article

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