Parentage analysis within a semi-free-ranging group of Barbary macaques Macaca sylvanus.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1995.tb00198.x

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Parentage analysis within a semi-free-ranging group of Barbary macaques Macaca sylvanus.

Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 1995

von Segesser F, Scheffrahn W, Martin R D

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This study of a group of semi-free-ranging Barbary macaques Macaca sylvanus aimed to determine paternity, to establish whether any individual male achieved prominent mating success and to assess genetic variability. Analyses involved electrophoresis of 15 blood protein systems and multilocus DNA...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Blood Proteins
DNA
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA Probes
Female
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Macaca
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Paternity
Pregnancy
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Social Dominance

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