Sex role preferences, gender conflict and sperm trading in simultaneous hermaphrodites: a new framework

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Anthes, Nils ^a   Putz, Annika ^a   Michiels, Nico K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HERMAPHRODITE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM;

EID: 33745240432     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.09.017     Document Type: Review

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