Females reward courtship by competing males in a cannibalistic spider

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 689-697

  Stoltz, J A ^a   Elias, D O ^a,b   Andrade, M C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SG Mudd Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Courtship; Female choice; Male competition

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANNIBALISM; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; LATRODECTUS HASSELTI;

EID: 38849196967     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0493-0     Document Type: Article

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