Sex allocation adjustment to mating group size in a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3233-3242

  Janicke, Tim ^a,b   Marie Orleach, Lucas ^a   De Mulder, Katrien ^c,d   Berezikov, Eugene ^c,e   Ladurner, Peter ^f   Vizoso, Dita B ^a   Schärer, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Local mate competition; Macrostomum lignano; Mating group size; Phenotypic plasticity; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLATWORM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GROUP SIZE; HERMAPHRODITE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PROTEIN; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMALIA; MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; PLATYHELMINTHES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HERMAPHRODITE; LOCAL MATE COMPETITION; MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; MATING GROUP SIZE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION; TURBELLARIA;

LOCAL MATE COMPETITION; MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; MATING GROUP SIZE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMALS; HERMAPHRODITIC ORGANISMS; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 84886306846     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12189     Document Type: Article

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