The co-evolutionary relationship between bitterling fishes and freshwater mussels: Insights from interspecific comparisons

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-259

  Reichard, Martin ^a,b   Liu, Huanzhang ^c   Smith, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Co evolution; Egg ejection; Host parasite relationship; Mutualism; Oviposition; Specialization; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ACHEILOGNATHINAE; CORBICULIDAE; PISCES; RHODEUS; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 33947689184     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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