Genetic evidence for male-biased dispersal in the Qinghai toad-headed agamid Phrynocephalus vlangalii and its potential link to individual social interactions

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1219-1230

  Qi, Yin ^a   Yang, Weizhao ^a   Lu, Bin ^a   Fu, Jinzhong ^a,b  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lizards; Mating system; Microsatellite DNA; Morphology; Phrynocephalus vlangalii; Population genetic structure; Sex biased dispersal; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886296527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.532     Document Type: Article

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