Control of social monogamy through aggression in a hermaphroditic shrimp

Control of social monogamy through aggression in a hermaphroditic shrimp

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Sex allocation theory predicts that in small mating groups simultaneous hermaphroditism is the optimal form of gender expression. Under these conditions, male allocation is predicted to be very low and overall per-capita reproducti...

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Main Authors: Wong Janine WY, Michiels Nico K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
hermaphrodite
aggression
elimination
moult
monogamy
pair stability
group size
food competition
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/8/1/30

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