The secret sex lives of sage-grouse: Multiple paternity and intraspecific nest parasitism revealed through genetic analysis

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-38

  Bird, Krista L ^a   Aldridge, Cameron L ^a,b   Carpenter, Jennifer E ^a   Paszkowski, Cynthia A ^a   Boyce, Mark S ^a   Coltman, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

lek; multiple paternity; nest parasitism; paternity; polygyny; sage grouse

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; PARASITISM; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PATERNITY; POLYGYNY; POULTRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 84871256115     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars132     Document Type: Article

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