Genetic basis of racemism and ease of interchiral mating in a clausiliid species of snails

Molluscan Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-47

  Utsuno, Hiroki ^a   Kasem, Shithila ^a   Fukuda, Hiroshi ^b   Asami, Takahiro ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Enantiomorph; Frequency dependent selection; Hemizaptyx stimpsoni; Maternal inheritance; Situs inversus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLAUSILIIDAE; GASTROPODA; METAZOA; PARTULA SUTURALIS; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 77958554955     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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