Social group size, potential sperm competition and reproductive investment in a hermaphroditic leech, Helobdella papillornata (Euhirudinea: Glossiphoniidae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 574-580

  Tan, G N ^a   Govedich, F R ^a   Burd, M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Freshwater leech; Hermaphrodite; Sex allocation; Sperm competition; Testisac size

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; LEECH; SEX ALLOCATION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LEECH; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; LEECHES; MALE; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VICTORIA;

ANIMALIA; EUHIRUDINEA; FRESHWATER LEECH; GLOSSIPHONIIDAE; HELOBDELLA; HIRUDINIDA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342592127     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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