Male courtship repeatability and potential indirect genetic benefits in a wolf spider

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 183-188

  Hoefler, Chad D ^a   Carlascio, Allison L ^a   Persons, Matthew H ^b   Rypstra, Ann L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

courtship; indirect benefit; Pardosa milvina; repeatability; sexual communication; wolf spider

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; FITNESS; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA MILVINA;

EID: 67349212668     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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