Condition dependence of male nuptial gift construction in the spider Pisaura mirabilis (Pisauridae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 473-479

  Albo, Maria J ^a   Toft, Søren ^b   Bilde, Trine ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gift construction; Handicap hypothesis; Indicator trait; Male quality; Nuptial gift; Sexual selection; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; MIRABILIS; PISAURA MIRABILIS; PISAURIDAE;

EID: 80052062488     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0281-1     Document Type: Article

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