Molecular anatomy of an onychophoran: Compartmentalized sperm storage and heterogeneous paternity

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1375-1385

  Curach, N ^a   Sunnucks, P ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Euperipatoides rowelli; Female control; Multiple paternity; Onychophora; Spermathecae

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE DNA; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON;

EUPERIPATOIDES ROWELLI;

EID: 0032747876     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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