Broad-scale patterns of sex ratios in Patella spp.: a comparison of range edge and central range populations in the British Isles and Portugal

Sex change, or sequential hermaphroditism, occurs in the plant and animal kingdoms and often determines a predominance of the first sex. Our aim was to explore changes in sex ratios within the range of the species studied: Patella vulgata and Patella depressa. The broad-scale survey of sex with size...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015-09, Vol.95 (6), p.1141-1153
Hauptverfasser:	Borges, C.D.G., Doncaster, C.P., Maclean, M.A., Hawkins, S.J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biogeography Competition Females Fertility Hypotheses Males Marine Patella Patella depressa Patella vulgata Population Sex ratio
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