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| Title |
Shooting darts: co-evolution and counter-adaptation in hermaphroditic snails
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, March 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-5-25 |
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| Authors |
Joris M Koene, Hinrich Schulenburg |
| Abstract |
Evolutionary conflicts of interest between the sexes often lead to co-evolutionary arms races consisting of repeated arisal of traits advantageous for one sex but harmful to the other sex, and counter-adaptations by the latter. In hermaphrodites, these antagonistic interactions are at least an equally important driving force. Here, we investigate the evolution of one of the most striking examples of sexual conflict in hermaphrodites, the so-called shooting of love-darts in land snails. Stabbing this calcareous dart through the partner's skin ultimately increases paternity. This trait is obviously beneficial for the shooter, but it manipulates sperm storage in the receiver. Hence, an arms race between the love-dart and the spermatophore receiving organs may be expected. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 20% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 135 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Cuba | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Georgia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 121 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 38 | 28% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 10% |
| Professor | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 20 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 84 | 62% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 6% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 24 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 122. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 November 2023.
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