Mating behavior in eight rotifer species: Using cross-mating tests to study species boundaries

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 356, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 165-173

  Rico Martínez, Roberto ^a   Snell, Terry W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-MATING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATING BEHAVIOUR; SPECIES BOUNDARY;

ASPLANCHNIDAE; BRACHIONIDAE; EUCHLANIDAE; LECANIDAE; ROTIFERA; TRICHOCERCIDAE;

EID: 0031563576     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003194216467     Document Type: Article

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