Reproductive Evolution: Symptom of a Selfing Syndrome

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Cutter, Asher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME MAP; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 56349110448     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.09.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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