Abstract

ABSTRACT Experiments by Gelei (1924) show that some very effective mechanism for the prevention of self-fertilization does exist in Dendrocoelum lacteum. When kept alone from the time of hatching, this species produced cocoons containing eggs which had not been fertilized. Two such animals which had both produced unfertile eggs while isolated, after pairing laid cocoons containing fertile eggs.

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