No evidence of inbreeding avoidance despite demonstrated survival costs in a polygynous rodent

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 562-571

  Olson, L E ^a,b   Blumstein, D T ^a,b   Pollinger, J R ^a   Wayne, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

inbreeding; inbreeding avoidance; lethal equivalents; relatedness; reproductive success; yellow bellied marmots

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; MARMOTA; PEDIGREE; POPULATION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; INBREEDING; MALE; MARMOTA; PEDIGREE; POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855899469     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05389.x     Document Type: Article

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