Estimates of natural allosperm storage capacity and self-fertilization rate in the hermaphroditic freshwater pulmonate snail, physa acuta

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-115

  Dillon, Robert t ^a   McCullough, Thomas e ^a   Earnhardt, Charles e ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Albinism; Pulmonate snail; Self fertilization; Sperm storage

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; PHYSA ACUTA;

EID: 27544448664     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2005.9652151     Document Type: Article

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