Aggressive mating as a tragedy of the commons in the water strider Aquarius remigis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Eldakar, Omar Tonsi ^a,b   Dlugos, Michael J ^a   Wilcox, R Stimson ^a   Wilson, David Sloan ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative mating strategies; Altruism; Selfish; Sexual conflict; Tragedy of the commons; Water strider

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALTRUISM; AQUATIC ORGANISM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE USE; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE;

EID: 70449373996     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0814-6     Document Type: Article

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