Predominance of outcrossing in Lymnaea stagnalis despite low apparent fitness costs of self-fertilization

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 901-912

  Puurtinen, Mikael ^a   Knott, K Emily ^a   Suonpaa S ^a   Nissinen, K ^a   Kaitala, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cross fertilization; Inbreeding depression; Purging; Self fertilization; Self fertilization depression

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; EVOLUTION; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; HERMAPHRODITE; INBREEDING; OUTCROSSING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SNAIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; INBREEDING; LYMNAEA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; INBREEDING; LYMNAEA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS;

EID: 34247513355     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01312.x     Document Type: Article

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