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- Title
Gonochorism or protandrous hermaphroditism? Evidence of sex change in the endangered limpet Patella ferruginea.
- Authors
Espinosa, Free; Rivera-Ingraham, Georgina; García-Gómez, Jose C.
- Abstract
Patella ferruginea is a highly endangered species and the knowledge of its reproductive strategy is essential for suitable management and conservation. In this context, its strategy remained unclear and several authors argued that the species could be gonochorist. The evidence of length specific sex ratios in the sense of protandrous strategy has been confirmed by direct observation of sex change in the species.
- Subjects
WILDLIFE conservation; LIMPETS; SEX change in animals; ENDANGERED species; INTERSEXUALITY
- Publication
Marine Biodiversity Records, 2009, Vol 2, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1755-2672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1755267209990790