Polyspermy, egg size, and the fertilization kinetics of free-spawning marine invertebrates

American Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 290-297

  Styan, Craig A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Egg size; Fertilization kinetics; Marine invertebrate

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031856209     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286168     Document Type: Note

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