Sperm competition affects sex allocation but not sperm morphology in a flatworm

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1367-1375

  Janicke, Tim ^a   Schärer, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Macrostomum lignano; Phenotypic plasticity; Sperm competition; Sperm length; Testis size

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLATWORM; LONGEVITY; MOTILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEX ALLOCATION; SPERM COMPETITION;

MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 77955660590     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0951-y     Document Type: Article

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