Heritable variation of sex ratio in a polychaete worm

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 845-854

  Premoli, M C ^a   Sella, G ^a   Berra, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Osservatorio di Genetica Animale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heritability of sex ratio; Ophryotrocha labronica; Polychaete worm; Sex determination; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

OPHRYOTROCHA LABRONICA; POLYCHAETA;

HERITABILITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030301053     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1996.9060845.x     Document Type: Article

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