Fighting success and attractiveness as predictors of male mating success in the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus: The effectiveness of no-choice tests

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Shackleton, Michelle A ^a   Jennions, Michael D ^a   Hunt, John ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Male fighting ability; Mate choice; No choice tests; Sexual selection; Teleogryllus commodus

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CRICKET; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; METHODOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

GRYLLINAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TELEOGRYLLUS COMMODUS; TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS;

EID: 15744398376     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0907-1     Document Type: Article

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