No relationship between microsatellite variation and neonatal fitness in Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella

• Published in: Molecular Ecology
• Main Authors: Hoffman, J.I., Forcada, J., Amos, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Blackwell 2006
• Subjects: Zoology; Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/61/; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02894.x

Published studies of wild vertebrate populations have almost universally reported positive associations between genetic variation measured at microsatellite loci and fitness, creating the impression of ubiquity both in terms of the species and the traits involved. However, there is concern that this...