Sex allocation predicts mating rate in a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1676, 2009, Pages 4247-4253

  Janicke, Tim ^a   Schärer, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gender role; Macrostomum lignano; Mating behaviour; Ovary size; Phenotypic plasticity; Testis size

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; GENDER ROLE; HERMAPHRODITE; MATING SUCCESS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 72849112176     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1336     Document Type: Article

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