Male density affects large-male advantage in the golden silk spider, Nephila clavipes

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 979-985

  Rittschof, Clare C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

body size; density dependence; male male competition; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; NEPHILA INAURATA;

EID: 77955877151     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq099     Document Type: Article

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