Evolutionary BiologyJournal of Evolutionary BiologyPeer-reviewed
The effects of parasitism on sex allocation of a hermaphroditic acorn barnacle
Masami M. Tamechika, Hiroyuki Yamada, Shigeho Ijiri, Yoichi Yusa
This study examines how parasitism affects sex allocation in hermaphroditic barnacles, finding that parasite infestation reduces reproductive investment and shifts sex allocation towards males in heavily infested hosts.