Female copulatory status and male mate choice in neptunea arthritica (Gastropoda: Buccinidae)

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-322

  Lombardo, Roberto Carlos ^a   Goshima, Seiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GASTROPOD; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SNAIL; SPERM COMPETITION;

BUCCINIDAE; GASTROPODA; NEPTUNEA ARTHRITICA;

EID: 78049274946     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyq015     Document Type: Article

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