Independence, not conflict, characterizes dart-shooting and sperm exchange in a hermaphroditic snail

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 732-739

  Chase, Ronald ^a   Vaga, Kristin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cantareus aspersus; Courtship; Helix aspersa; Mating conflict; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; HERMAPHRODITE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SNAIL;

ANIMALIA; CANTAREUS ASPERSA; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA;

EID: 33645047409     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0103-y     Document Type: Article

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