Tests of sex allocation theory in simultaneously hermaphroditic animals

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1377-1405

  Schärer, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Life history evolution; Local mate competition; Local resource competition; Local sperm competition; Sex ratio; Sperm competition; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HERMAPHRODITE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 66249099196     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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