Risk trading in mating behavior: Forgoing anti-predator responses reduces the likelihood of missing terminal mating opportunities

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1485-1494

  Lafaille, Marie ^a   Bimbard, Gaëlle ^a   Greenfield, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Life history trade off; Phonotaxis; Reproductive value; Sexual selection; Terminal investment

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BAT; FITNESS; FLIGHT; INSECTIVORE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MATING SUCCESS; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG; SUBSTRATE; TRADE-OFF;

ACHROIA GRISELLA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 77955663843     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0963-7     Document Type: Article

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