Size-dependent mating strategies and the risk of cannibalism

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 355-363

  Elgar, Mark A ^a   Jones, Therésa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Araneoidea; Male male competition; Nephila edulis; Sexual cannibalism; Sexual size dimorphism; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE EFFECT; SPERM COMPETITION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARANEOIDEA; NEPHILA EDULIS;

EID: 44649089271     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00986.x     Document Type: Article

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