Size-assortative mating and non-reciprocal copulation in a hermaphroditic intertidal limpet: Test of the mate availability hypothesis

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1273-1282

  Pal, Purba ^a,b   Erlandsson, Johan ^a,c   Sköld, Martin ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; HERMAPHRODITE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MATING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; PATELLIDAE; PULMONATA; SIPHONARIA CAPENSIS; SIPHONARIIDAE;

EID: 33645359718     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0173-4     Document Type: Article

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