Evolutionary links between reproductive morphology, ecology and mating behavior in opisthobranch gastropods

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 900-916

  Anthes, Nils ^a   Schulenburg, Hinrich ^a   Michiels, Nico K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Prostate; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection; Simultaneous hermaphrodite; Sperm competition; Sperm digestion

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COEVOLUTION; COPULATION; GASTROPOD; HERMAPHRODITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GASTROPOD; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GASTROPODA; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AGLAJIDAE; BURSA (GASTROPOD); GASTROPODA; GASTROPTERIDAE;

EID: 41749090027     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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