The predation cost of female resistance

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 861-867

  McLean, Claire A ^a   Moussalli, Adnan ^b   Stuart Fox, Devi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

apostatic selection; female resistance; lizard; predation risk; sexual conflict; visual ecology

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MATING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; PREY SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL CONFLICT; VISION;

AVES; CTENOPHORUS MACULOSUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954382276     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq072     Document Type: Article

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