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Influence of female moulting status on pairing decisions and size-assortative mating in amphipods

  1. S. Cornet1,2,*,
  2. G. Luquet3,
  3. L. Bollache3

Article first published online: 7 DEC 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00882.x

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Journal of Zoology

Journal of Zoology

Volume 286, Issue 4, pages 312–319, April 2012

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Cornet, S., Luquet, G., Bollache, L. (2012), Influence of female moulting status on pairing decisions and size-assortative mating in amphipods. Journal of Zoology, 286: 312–319. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00882.x

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  1. 1

    Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UMR CNRS 5290-IRD 224-UM1-UM2, Montpellier, France

  2. 2

    Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), UMR CNRS 5175, Montpellier, France

  3. 3

    Biogéosciences, Equipe Biome, UMR CNRS 5561, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France

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Stéphane Cornet, MIVEGEC, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, 911 Av. Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, France. Tel: +33 4 6741 6373; Fax: +33 4 6741 6299
Email: stephane.cornet@ird.fr

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  1. Issue published online: 29 MAR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 7 DEC 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 NOV 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 27 OCT 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 24 MAY 2011

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