Sex, snails, and schistosomes: The influence of compatibility genotype on reproductive strategy

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 261-268

  Webster, Joanne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genotype; Mate choice; Reproduction; Resistance; Schistosome; Simultaneous hermaphrodite; Snail

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036711412     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2002.9652759     Document Type: Article

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