The relationship between hatching rate and number of embryos of the brood pouch in Littorina saxatilis

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-225

  Conde Padin P ^a,b   Carballo, M ^b,c   Caballero, A ^b   Rolan Alvarez E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fitness; Life History Trait; Ovoviviparity; Reproductive Isolation; Shell Size

Indexed keywords

BROOD DESERTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEAGRASS; SHELL; VIVIPARITY;

LITTORINA SAXATILIS;

EID: 53149135783     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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