Sperm competition and small size advantage for males of the golden orb-web spider Nephila edulis

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 939-946

  Schneider, J M ^a   Herberstein, M E ^b   De Crespigny, F C ^b   Ramamurthy, S ^b   Elgar, M A ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertilization success; Orb web spiders; Sexual size dimorphism; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; SPIDER;

EID: 0033669944     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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