Changes in male mate choice in a sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider (Araneae: Araneidae)

Behaviour

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1197-1210

  Gaskett, Anne C ^a,b   Herberstein, Marie E ^a,b   Downes, Barbara J ^a   Elgar, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argiope keyserlingi; Male mate choice; Mating history; Sex pheromone; Sexual cannibalism

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE;

EID: 13244281786     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539042729676     Document Type: Article

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