Inbreeding and hermaphroditism in the sessile, brooding bryozoan Celleporella hyalina

Hoare and Hughes examined the occurrence and effects of inbreeding in the sessile, colonial hermaphrodite Celleporella hyalina. Their research indicates that hermaphroditism, by avoiding much of the cost of sex, can confer optimal reproductive fitness for sessile brooding animals in a space-limited...

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Published in:Marine biology 2001-07, Vol.139 (1), p.147-162
Main Authors: HOARE, K, HUGHES, R. N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal reproduction
Biological and medical sciences
Celleporella hyalina
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Inbreeding
Invertebrates
Less representative or incertae sedis groups: acanthocephala, chaetognatha, gnathostomulida, lophophoria, merostomata, mesozoa, myxozoa, nematorhyncha, pararthropoda, placozoa, priapuloidea, prochordata, pycnogonida, rotifera
Marine
Marine biology
Sexes
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Summary:Hoare and Hughes examined the occurrence and effects of inbreeding in the sessile, colonial hermaphrodite Celleporella hyalina. Their research indicates that hermaphroditism, by avoiding much of the cost of sex, can confer optimal reproductive fitness for sessile brooding animals in a space-limited habitat even in the absence of inbreeding.
ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/s002270100566