When is a male not a male? Sex recognition and choice in two sex-changing species

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1779-1786

  Ambrogio, Olivia V ^a   Pechenik, Jan A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crepidula; Gastropod; Mate choice; Sex change; Sex preference; Snail

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SHELL; SNAIL;

ANIMALIA; CREPIDULA; CREPIDULA CONVEXA; CREPIDULA FORNICATA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 50249142355     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0606-4     Document Type: Article

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