Parthenogenesis in a brazilian rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-176

  Kinney, Matthew E ^a,b   Wack, Raymund F ^a,b   Grahn, Robert A ^c   Lyons, Leslie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sacramento Zoo   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automixis; Microsatellite; Parentage; Sperm storage; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOIDAE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; VASECTOMY;

ANIMALS; BOIDAE; DNA; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PARTHENOGENESIS; VASECTOMY;

EPICRATES; EPICRATES CENCHRIA CENCHRIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84876082703     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21050     Document Type: Article

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