The snow crab mating system: Opportunity for natural and unnatural selection in a changing environment

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-161

  Sainte Marie, Bernard ^a   Gosselin, Thierry ^a,b   Sévigny, Jean Marie ^a   Urbani, Nicola ^c  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FECUNDITY; MATE CHOICE; NATURAL SELECTION; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM;

CHIONOECETES OPILIO; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 51949107551     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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