Composition of body storage compounds influences egg quality and reproductive investment in the land snail Cornu aspersum

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1161-1170

  Nicolai, Annegret ^a,c   Filser, Juliane ^b   Lenz, Roman ^c   Valérie, Briand ^a   Charrier, Maryvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate storage; Cholesterol; Cornu aspersum; Growth; Reproductive allocation; Reproductive trade offs; Triglyceride storage

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLUTCH SIZE; FOOD STORAGE; GROWTH RATE; LIPID; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SNAIL; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84865350138     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z2012-081     Document Type: Article

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