Self-assessment by males during energetically costly contests over precopula females in amphipods

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 861-868

  Prenter, John ^a   Elwood, Robert W ^a   Taylor, Phillip W ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; MALE BEHAVIOR; MUTUALISM;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX;

EID: 33748600408     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.01.023     Document Type: Article

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