Ease of fixation of a change in coiling: Computer experiments on chirality in snails

Heredity

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-286

  Van Batenburg, F H D ^a   Gittenberger, E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chirality; Maternal effect; Reproductive isolation; Snails; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CHIRALITY; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 0030469457     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1996.41     Document Type: Article

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