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Mixed breeding system in the hermaphroditic land slug Arion intermedius (Stylommatophora, Arionidae).
Hereditas - 1 Dec 2013
Jordaens Kurt, Van Houtte Natalie, Helsen Philippe, Breugelmans Karin, Jaksons Peter, Backeljau Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Theory suggests that hermaphroditic plants and animals should be either entirely outcrossing or entirely selfing. As such, very few hermaphroditic plants and basommatophoran snails have a mixed breeding system. However, reliable estimates of selfing rates are lacking for most hermaphroditic animals. This partly prevents to delineate the relative contributions of the selective factors that determine selfing and...
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