Early events in seminal fluid and sperm storage in the female blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun: Effects of male mating history, male size, and season

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 43-55

  Wolcott, Donna L ^a   Hopkins, C Wynne Bost ^a   Wolcott, Thomas G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Reproduction; Seminal fluid; Sperm limitation; Sperm viability

Indexed keywords

CRAB; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTION; SPERM; VIABILITY;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 19044386839     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.01.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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