Twins or not? Genetic analysis of putative twins in Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, on the South Shetland Islands

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 412, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-19

  Bonin, Carolina A ^a   Goebel, Michael E ^b   O'Corry Crowe, Gregory M ^c   Burton, Ronald S ^d  

^a CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fostering; Heteropaternity; Otariid; Pinniped; Relatedness; Twinning

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; MATE FIDELITY; PARENTAGE; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNITY; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANTARCTICA; CAPE SHIRREFF; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84155172520     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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