Male mating preference is associated with risk of pre-copulatory cannibalism in a socially polymorphic spider

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1573-1580

  Pruitt, Jonathan N ^a   Riechert, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anelosimus studiosus; Behavioral syndrome; Mate choice; Sexual cannibalism; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; COPULATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PHENOTYPE; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPIDER;

ANELOSIMUS STUDIOSUS; ARANEAE;

EID: 77952668884     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0751-4     Document Type: Article

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