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High levels of genetic monogamy in the group-living Australian lizard Egernia stokesii.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2002
Gardner M G, Bull C M, Cooper S J B
Abstract excerpt
The Australian lizard Egernia stokesii lives in spatially and temporally stable groups of up to 17 individuals. We have recently shown that these groups are comprised of breeding partners, their offspring and, in some cases, highly related adults, providing the first genetic evidence of a family structure in any lizard species. Here we investigated the mating system of E. stokesii using data from up to eight...
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