Life-history traits of the bisexual tardigrades Paramacrobiotus tonollii and Macrobiotus sapiens

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 58-61

  Lemloh, Marie louise ^a   Brümmer, Franz ^a   Schill, Ralph O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Life history; Macrobiotus sapiens; Paramacrobiotus tonollii; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING DATE; INVERTEBRATE; LAYING DATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVIPOSITION; PARTHENOGENESIS;

MACROBIOTUS; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 79955014096     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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