Reproductive morphology, mating behavior, and spawning ecology of cephalaspid sea slugs (Aglajidae and Gastropteridae)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-365

  Anthes, Nils ^a   Michiels, Nico K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Egg laying; Hermaphrodites; Opisthobranchia; Reciprocity; Trade off

Indexed keywords

AGLAJIDAE; CEPHALASPIDEA; GASTROPTERIDAE; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 34547651479     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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