Sexual selection in a wolf spider: Male drumming activity, body size, and viability

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1977-1981

  Kotiaho, Janne ^a   Alatalo, Rauno V ^a   Mappes, Johanna ^a   Parri, Silja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Female choice; good genes; Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata; male viability; sexual selection; wolf spider

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; AVES; CANIS; HYGROLYCOSA; HYGROLYCOSA RUBROFASCIATA; LYCOSIDAE;

BODY SIZE; DISPLAY; DRUMMING; FITNESS; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION; WOLF SPIDER;

EID: 0029659221     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03584.x     Document Type: Article

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