Intraspecific egg size variation and sperm limitation in the broadcast spawning bivalve Macoma balthica

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 396, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-161

  Luttikhuizen, P C ^a   Honkoop, P J C ^a   Drent, J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Egg size; Life history theory; Sperm competition; Sperm limitation; Stock recruitment relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIVALVE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DATA SET; EGG SIZE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPAWNING; SPERM;

BIVALVIA; MACOMA BALTHICA;

EID: 78650173411     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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