Inbreeding avoidance in spiders: Evidence for rescue effect in fecundity of female spiders with outbreeding opportunity

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1237-1242

  Bilde, T ^a   Maklakov, A A ^b   Schilling, N ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Egg hatching rate; Fecundity; Genetic incompatibility; Inbreeding depression; Kin discrimination; Multiple mating

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; HATCHING; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; INCOMPATIBILITY; KIN SELECTION; POLYANDRY; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC SELECTION; INBREEDING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; INBREEDING; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; OEDOTHORAX APICATUS;

EID: 34247475589     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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