Goings-on inside a worm: Functional hypotheses derived from sexual conflict thinking

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 370-383

  Vizoso, Dita B ^a   Rieger, Gunde ^b   SchÄrer, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Flatworm; Genital morphology; Macrostomum lignano; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COPULATION; FLATWORM; GAMETE; HERMAPHRODITE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPERM;

MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 75649102853     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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