The effect of variation in population density on male fertilization success in a colonial ascidian

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-123

  Atkinson, O Scott ^a,b   Yund, Philip O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Fertilization ecology; Genetic diversity; Male reproductive success; Population density

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIAN; COLONIES; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION ECOLOGY; MALE FERTILIZATION; MALES; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ASCIDIACEA;

EID: 0029667753     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00100-X     Document Type: Article

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