Incestuous mate preference by a simultaneous hermaphrodite with strong inbreeding depression

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 423-430

  Schjørring, Solveig ^a,b   Jäger, Ilonka ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inbreeding depression; Incestuous mating; Mate choice; Parasite; Schistocephalus solidus; Sexual conflict; Simultaneous hermaphrodite

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FITNESS; HERMAPHRODITE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MATE CHOICE; PARASITE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SIBLING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CESTODE; GENETICS; HERMAPHRODITISM; INBREEDING; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALS; CESTODA; HERMAPHRODITISM; INBREEDING; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; OVUM;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS;

EID: 33947111745     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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