One species, two developmental modes: a case of geographic poecilogony in marine gastropods
Abstract Background Poecilogony, the presence of two developmental modes in the same animal species, is a rare phenomenon. Few cases of poecilogony have been suggested for marine invertebrates including molluscs and even less stood extensive testing, mostly revealing a species pair with differing de...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-020-01644-1 |