Sex ratios, intersexuality and sex change in copepods

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1101-1117

  Gusmão, Luiz Felipe Mendes ^a,b   McKinnon, A David ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FOOD LIMITATION; INTERSEX; LONGEVITY; PLANKTON; SEX RATIO; SEX REVERSAL;

ACROCALANUS GRACILIS; COPEPODA; PARACALANIDAE;

EID: 68849097253     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp059     Document Type: Review

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