Thesis
Genetic, socio-ecological and fitness correlates of extra-group paternity in the European badger (Meles meles)
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The evolution of extra-group paternity (EGP) is a contentious issue in evolutionary biology. This thesis examines the factors and adaptive benefits driving EGP in a high-density, group-living population of European badgers (Meles meles).
To improve power to assign parentage, I isolated and characterised 21 new polymorphic microsatellite markers. I genotyped 83% of 1410 badger trapped 1987‒2010 using 35 autosomal microsatellite markers. Maternity and paternity were assigned ...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2012
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:7120
- Deposit date:
- 2013-07-30
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- Copyright holder:
- Annavi, G
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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