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Microsatellite analysis of paternity and reproduction in Arctic grizzly bears.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Craighead L, Paetkau D, Reynolds H V, Vyse E R, Strobeck C
Abstract excerpt
We report data from analyses of microsatellite loci of 30 grizzly bear family groups which demonstrate that each cub in a litter can be sired independently, and we derive estimates of maximum reproductive success for males, from an Arctic population in northwestern Alaska that is minimally affected by human activities. These analyses were made possible by the use of single-locus primers that amplified both of an...
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