Sperm competition and sex change: A comparative analysis across fishes

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 640-652

  Molloy, Philip P ^a,b   Goodwin, Nicholas B ^a   Côté, Isabelle M ^b   Reynolds, John D ^b   Gage, Matthew J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hermaphrodite; Mating system; Protogyny; Reproductive model; Sex allocation theory; Size advantage model; Teleostei

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION; TELEOST;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; HERMAPHRODITISM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISHES; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34247548848     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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