Limits to male copulation frequency: Sexual cannibalism and sterility in St Andrew's Cross spiders (Araneae, Araneidae)

Ethology

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1050-1061

  Herberstein, M E ^a   Gaskett, A C ^a   Schneider, J M ^b   Vella, N G F ^a   Elgar, M A ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; COPULATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; SPIDER; STERILITY;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI;

EID: 27344458230     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2005.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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