Variation in penis morphology and mating ability in the acorn barnacle, Semibalanus balanoides

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 359, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-130

  Hoch, J Matthew ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barnacle; Hermaphroditism; Penis; Semibalanus balanoides; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CRUSTACEAN; MATING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; SEX ALLOCATION; WAVE;

BALANIDAE; SEMIBALANUS BALANOIDES; THORACICA;

EID: 43049154797     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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