Choosy males in a littorinid gastropod: Male Littorina subrotundata prefer large and virgin females

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-251

  Zahradnik, Tracy D ^a   Lemay, Matthew A ^a   Boulding, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FIELD SURVEY; GASTROPOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

GASTROPODA; LITTORINA SUBROTUNDATA; TEXADINA;

EID: 48749110970     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn014     Document Type: Article

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