A field test of a model for the stability of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp, E ulimnadia texana

• Published in: Journal of evolutionary biology Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 2080 - 2095
• Main Authors: Weeks, S. C., Benvenuto, C., Reed, S. K., Duff, R. J., Duan, Z.‐H., David, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2014

Abstract The evolution of hermaphroditism from dioecy is a poorly studied transition. Androdioecy (the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites) has been suggested as an intermediate step in this evolutionary transition or could be a stable reproductive mode. Freshwater crustaceans in the genus E uli...