Life-history variation and breeding system in the hermaphroditic land snail succinea putris (pulmonata: Succineidae)

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-313

  Dillen, Lobke ^a   Jordaens, Kurt ^a   Backeljau, Thierry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HERMAPHRODITE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SNAIL;

GASTROPODA; PULMONATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; SUCCINEA PUTRIS; SUCCINEIDAE;

EID: 68349133417     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyp031     Document Type: Article

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