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Multiple insemination demonstrated experimentally in the kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus)

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A female snake chosen on the basis of her previously determined blood protein genotype was mated on successive days to 2 males similarly selected. Electrophoretic analysis of 6 young showed that each male had sired 3 off-spring, thereby providing an unequivocal demonstration of multiple insemination.

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  1. Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, 10024, New York, New York, USA

    R. G. Zweifel & H. C. Dessauer

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 70012, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    R. G. Zweifel & H. C. Dessauer

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  1. R. G. Zweifel
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Zweifel, R.G., Dessauer, H.C. Multiple insemination demonstrated experimentally in the kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus). Experientia 39, 317–319 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955325

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