Size assortative mating in the marine snail Littorina neglecta

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1131-1132

  Johnson, Lisa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; MATING BEHAVIOR; SNAIL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

GASTROPODA; LITTORINA NEGLECTA;

EID: 0033367875     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315499001423     Document Type: Article

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