High multiple paternity and low last-male sperm precedence in a hermaphroditic planarian flatworm: Consequences for reciprocity patterns

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1425-1433

  Pongratz, N ^a   Michiels, Nico K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Microsatellites; Multiple paternity; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ALLELES; ANIMALS; HERMAPHRODITISM; ITALY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PLANARIANS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; PLANARIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHMIDTEA; SCHMIDTEA POLYCHROA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0038717232     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01844.x     Document Type: Article

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