An experimental test of condition-dependent mating behavior and habitat choice by water striders in the wild

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 474-479

  Rowe, Locke ^a,b   Krupa, James J ^a   Sih, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

condition; habitat choice; hunger; mating; water strider

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOUR; WATER STRIDER;

AQUARIUS REMIGRIS; GERRIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0030302873     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.4.474     Document Type: Article

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