Condition dependence of male life span and calling effort in a field cricket

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 868-878

  Judge, Kevin A ^a   Ting, Janice J ^a,b   Gwynne, Darryl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gryllus pennsylvanicus; Handicap; Life history; Sexual selection; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATING SUCCESS; ORNAMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; LONGEVITY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS PENNSYLVANICUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 41749113800     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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