Reproductive behavior in horseshoe crabs: Does density matter?
While the four species of horseshoe crabs share many common reproductive traits with respect to their reproductive systems, they do differ with respect to their mating behavior (monogamy vs. polygynandry). Past research has attributed these differences to a number of factors including: spawning dens...
Main Author: | Jennifer H. MATTEI, Mark A. BEEKEY, Adam RUDMAN, Alyssa WORONIK |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010-10-01
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Series: | Current Zoology |
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Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11672 |
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