Examination of prior contest experience and the retention of winner and loser effects

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 404-409

  Kasumovic, Michael M ^a,b   Elias, Damian O ^c   Sivalinghem, Senthurran ^a   Mason, Andrew C ^a   Andrade, Maydianne C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contest experience; Fighting ability; Male male competition; Perceived RHP; Phidippus clarus; Winner and loser effect

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FIGHTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; PHIDIPPUS CLARUS; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 76749148091     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp204     Document Type: Article

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