Causes and consequences of living in closed societies: Lessons from a long-term socio-genetic study on Bechstein's bats

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 633-646

  Kerth, G ^a   Van Schaik, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

dispersal; long term study; Myotis bechsteinii; parasites; social evolution; social system

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ACARI; ANIMAL; BAT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACARI; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHIROPTERA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MYOTIS BECHSTEINI;

EID: 84855864858     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05233.x     Document Type: Review

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