• DOI:10.1007/S00227-007-0861-3
Corpus ID: 84719586

Multiple mating affects offspring size in the opisthobranch Chelidonura sandrana

@article{Sprenger2008MultipleMA,
  title={Multiple mating affects offspring size in the opisthobranch Chelidonura sandrana},
  author={D. Sprenger and N. Anthes and N. Michiels},
  journal={Marine Biology},
  year={2008},
  volume={153},
  pages={891-897}
}

D. Sprenger, N. Anthes, N. Michiels

Published 2008

Biology

Marine Biology

Offspring size can have pervasive effects throughout the life history stages of many marine invertebrates. Although maternal offspring investment is largely determined by the environmental conditions experienced by the mother, egg size might additionally vary in response to the number and quality of previous mating partners. Positive effects of mating multiply with several different males (polyandry) have been confirmed for a variety of species, whereas such investigations are lacking for… CONTINUE READING

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