Copulation duration does not predict sperm transfer in a marine hermaphrodite

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 469-472

  Lange, Rolanda ^a   Beninde, Joscha ^a   Reichel, Verena ^a   Werminghausen, Johanna ^a   Gerlach, Tobias ^a   Anthes, Nils ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chelidonura sandrana; Copulation duration; Sea slug; Sperm transfer

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; CORRELATION; FITNESS; HERMAPHRODITE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SNAIL; SPERM;

CHELIDONURA SANDRANA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 84856117720     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.11.021     Document Type: Article

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