The paradox of the weakening combatant: Trade-off between closing force and gripping speed in a sexually selected combat structure

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 159-165

  Levinton, J S ^a   Allen, B J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Mechanical advantage; Sexual selection; Uca pugnax

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CRAB; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; UCA PUGNAX;

EID: 16844366970     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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