Sex adjustments are not functionally costly in simultaneous hermaphrodites

Marine Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 599-604

  Lorenzi, M C ^a   Schleicherova, D ^a   Sella, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FITNESS; HERMAPHRODITE; MONOGAMY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLYCHAETE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX ALLOCATION;

OPHRYOTROCHA DIADEMA;

EID: 38349163257     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0833-7     Document Type: Article

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