Genetic maternity and paternity in a local population of armadillos assessed by microsatellite...
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Prodöhl, Paulo A.; Loughry, W.J.; McDonough, Colleen M.; Nelson, William S.; Thompson, Elizabeth A.; Avise, John C.
- Source
- American Naturalist. Jan98, Vol. 151 Issue 1, p7. 13p. 4 Black and White Photographs, 7 Charts, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *ARMADILLOS
*REPRODUCTION
- Language
- ISSN
- 0003-0147
Presents a study conducted to estimate paternity and maternity in a local population of nine-banded armadillos in northern Florida, using genetic data from polymorphic microsatellite loci. Methodology used in the study; Estimation of genelogical relationships among individuals using microsatellite genotypes; Information on a computational complication.