Schilthuizen, Menno (2005) The darting game in snails and slugs. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 20 (11). pp. 581-584. ISSN 0169-5347
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Abstract
: Love darts are hard 'needles' that many snails and slugs use to pierce their partner during mating. In a few species, darts have been shown to play a role in sperm competition. Two new papers, by Davison et al., and Koene and Schulenburg, might further pique researchers' interest, because they show how the full potential of darts can be tapped for studies of sexual selection in hermaphrodites.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Hermaphroditic snails, Sperm storage, Helix aspersa, Stylommatophora, Spermatophore, Adaptation, Gastropoda, Evolution |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology > QL1-991 Zoology > QL360-599.82 Invertebrates |
| Department: | INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation |
| Depositing User: | ADMIN ADMIN |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2011 18:19 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2017 16:22 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/1073 |
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