Why do males of the spider Pisaura mirabilis wrap their nuptial gifts in silk: Female preference or male control?

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 775-781

  Andersen, Tina ^a   Bollerup, Kristine ^a   Toft, Søren ^a   Bilde, Trine ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MIMICRY; NUPTIAL GIFT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; MIRABILIS; PISAURA MIRABILIS;

EID: 46749119880     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01529.x     Document Type: Article

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