The evolution of reproductive isolation in a simultaneous hermaphrodite, the freshwater snail <it>Physa</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cosmopolitan freshwater snail <it>Physa acuta </it>has recently found widespread use as a model organism for the study of mating systems and reproductive allocation. Mitochondrial DNA phylogenies suggest that <it&g...

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Main Authors: Lydeard Charles, Wethington Amy R, Dillon Robert T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/144