Sexual cannibalism in the fishing spider and a model for the evolution of sexual cannibalism based on genetic constraints

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-273

  Arnqvist, Göran ^a   Henriksson, Stefan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Araneae; Evolutionary constraints; Genetic constraints; Mating behaviour; Sexual cannibalism; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; PISAURIDAE; DOLOMEDES;

EVOLUTION; FEMALE BEHAVIOUR; FISHING SPIDER; MATING BEHAVIOUR; SEXUAL CANNIBALISM;

EID: 0030614023     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018412302621     Document Type: Article

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