Kin encounter rate and inbreeding avoidance in canids

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 5348-5358

  Geffen, Eli ^a   Kam, Michael ^b   Hefner, Reuven ^c   Hersteinsson, Pall ^d   Angerbjörn, Anders ^e   Dalèn, Love ^f   Fuglei, Eva ^g   Norèn, Karin ^e   Adams, Jennifer R ^h   Vucetich, John ⁱ   Meier, Thomas J ^j   Mech, L D ^k   Vonholdt, Bridgett M ^l   Stahler, Daniel R ^m   Wayne, Robert K ⁿ  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Nature and Parks Authority   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^g NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

ⁱ MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

^k U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Canis lupus; dispersal; kin recognition; sexual selection; Vulpes lagopus

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOX; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOLF;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; FOXES; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WOLVES;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; VULPES LAGOPUS;

EID: 82955227501     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05358.x     Document Type: Article

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