Mate search and aggregation behaviour in the Galician hybrid zone of Littorina saxatilis

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 891-896

  Erlandsson, J ^a   Kostylev, V ^b   Rolan Alvarez E ^c  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Habitat choice; Isolation mechanisms; Movement strategy; Size aggregation; Trail following

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SEXUAL ISOLATION; SIZE;

AGGREGATION; ASSORTATIVE MATING; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

SPAIN;

GASTROPODA; LITTORINA SAXATILIS;

EID: 0032851681     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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