Determinants of mating and sperm-transfer success in a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 405-415

  Janicke, T ^a   Scharer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body size; Density; Genital morphology; Macrostomum lignano; Mating group size; Sex allocation; Sperm allocation; Sperm competition; Testis size

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FLATWORM; GROUP SIZE; HERMAPHRODITE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY; SEX ALLOCATION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HERMAPHRODITISM; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; HERMAPHRODITISM; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TURBELLARIA;

MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 58549093398     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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