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Gonochorism or protandrous hermaphroditism? Evidence of sex change in the endangered limpet Patella ferruginea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2009

Free Espinosa ,
Georgina Rivera-Ingraham  and
Jose C. García-Gómez
Free Espinosa*
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes 6, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
Georgina Rivera-Ingraham
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes 6, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
Jose C. García-Gómez
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes 6, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F. Espinosa, Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes 6, 41012, Sevilla, Spain email: free@us.es
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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.

Keywords

Patella ferrugineasex changeconservationlimpets
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e153
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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