The role of body size in early mating behavior in a simultaneous hermaphrodite, Chelidonura sandrana

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 953-958

  Sprenger, Dennis ^a   Lange, Rolanda ^a   Michiels, Nico K ^a   Anthes, Nils ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Opisthobranchia; Reciprocal matings; Sex allocation; Simultaneous hermaphrodite; Slight protandry; Unilateral matings

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GASTROPOD; HERMAPHRODITE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PROTANDRY; SEX ALLOCATION;

CHELIDONURA SANDRANA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 63149175756     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0738-1     Document Type: Article

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