Perceived predation risk and mate defense jointly alter the outcome of territorial fights

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 827-833

  Koga, Tsunenori ^a   Ikeda, Satoshi ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contests; Fights; Mate acquisition; Motivation; Perceived predation risk; Resource value

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BURROW; CONTEST COMPETITION; CRAB; FIGHTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE; MATE GUARDING; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HIPPIDAE; SCOPIMERA GLOBOSA;

EID: 77950542820     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0899-y     Document Type: Article

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