Mechanisms of incomplete prezygotic reproductive isolation in an intertidal snail: Testing behavioural models in wild populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 879-890

  Rolan Alvarez E ^a   Erlandsson, J ^b   Johannesson, K ^b   Cruz, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Littorina saxatilis; Mate choice; Sexual isolation; Sexual selection; Sympatric speciation

Indexed keywords

HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SEXUAL ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SNAIL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

GALICIA; SPAIN;

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LITTORINA SAXATILIS; MYTILUS EDULIS; THORACICA;

EID: 2442740069     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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