Body condition but not dietary restriction prolongs lifespan in a semelparous capital breeder

Biology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 636-638

  Kasumovic, Michael M ^a,b   Brooks, Robert C ^b   Andrade, Maydianne C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Dietary restriction; Latrodectus hasselti; Life history trade offs; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BODY CONDITION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LONGEVITY; MATE LOCATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SPIDER; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN REDBACK SPIDER; BREEDING; COMPETITION; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPIDER; SURVIVAL;

LATRODECTUS HASSELTI;

EID: 70349270685     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0335     Document Type: Article

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