Preliminary observations on change of sex by the coral-inhabiting snails Coralliophila violacea (Lamarck) (Gastropoda: Coralliophilidae)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-212

  Chen, Ming Hui ^a   Yang, Ya Wen ^a   Soong, Keryea ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coralliophila; Sex change

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSC; SEX REVERSAL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SNAIL;

CORALLIOPHILA VIOLACEA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0032583272     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00077-X     Document Type: Article

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