Mating frequencies of male crab spiders, Misumena vatia (Araneae, Thomisidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-88

  Morse, Douglass H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Male fitness; Reproductive constraint; Scramble competition

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MISUMENA; MISUMENA VATIA; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 34250847669     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/ST06-13.1     Document Type: Article

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3. Andrade, M.C.B. & M.M. Kasumovic. 2005. Terminal investment strategies and male mate choice: extreme tests of Bateman. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45:838-847.