Novel copulatory structures and reproductive functions in Amphiboloidea (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pulmonata)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-180

  Golding, Rosemary E ^a,b   Byrne, Maria ^a   Ponder, Winston F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genital armature; Monauly; Non reciprocal copulation; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLIDAE; AMPHIBOLOIDEA; GASTROPODA; HETEROBRANCHIA; PULMONATA; SALINATOR;

EID: 44349141176     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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