Path analysis and the relative importance of male-female conflict, female choice and male-male competition in water striders

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1079-1089

  Sih, Andrew ^a   Lauer, Michael ^a   Krupa, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PATH ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE;

EID: 0036041308     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.2002     Document Type: Article

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