Timing of female sexual unreceptivity and male adjustment of copulatory behaviour under competition risk in the wolf spider Schizocosa malitiosa

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-50

  Aisenberg, Anita ^a   Estramil, Natalia ^a   Toscano Gadea, Carlos ^a   González, Macarena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Competition risk; Receptivity inhibiting substances; Schizocosa malitiosa; Sexually unreceptive; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; SCHIZOCOSA;

EID: 58149314279     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-007-0081-9     Document Type: Article

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