Mating behaviour of the sperm trading sea slug Chelidonura hirundinina: Repeated sex role alternation balances reciprocity

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-94

  Putz, Annika ^a   Michiels, Nico K ^b   Anthes, Nils ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; GASTROPOD; HERMAPHRODITE; HONEST SIGNALING; MATING BEHAVIOR; OPTIMIZATION; RECIPROCITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPERM;

AGLAJIDAE; ANIMALIA; CHELIDONURA HIRUNDININA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 38049042357     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01440.x     Document Type: Article

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