Determinants of female fecundity in a simultaneous hermaphrodite: The role of polyandry and food availability

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 203-218

  Janicke, Tim ^a   Sandner, Peter ^a   Schärer, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body size; Food availability; Group size; Macrostomum lignano; Multiple mating; Polyandry; Sperm storage

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FLATWORM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROUP SIZE; HERMAPHRODITE; POLYANDRY; POLYGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM;

MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 78650520060     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9402-5     Document Type: Article

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