Free love in the far north: plural breeding and polyandry of arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) on Bylot Island, Nunavut

Authors :: Carmichael, L.E.
Szor, G.
Berteaux, D.
Giroux, M.A.
Cameron, C.
Strobeck, C.
Source :: Canadian Journal of Zoology. March 2007, Vol. 85 Issue 3, p338, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Abstract: Molecular studies show that canid breeding systems are more complex than field data have sometimes suggested. For example, microsatellite DNA fingerprints of offspring and adults within their social group [...]

Subjects :: Arctic fox -- Sexual behavior -- Research
Polyandry -- Research
Animal breeding -- Research
Zoology and wildlife conservation
Sexual behavior
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