Owner positional disadvantage in contests over mating prevents monopolization of females

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 753-758

  Van Lieshout, Emile ^a   Elgar, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal conflict; Asymmetry; Earwig; Euborellia brunneri; Harassment; Mating; Positional disadvantage; Resource value

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; BIOASSAY; COPULATION; DOMINANCE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE LOCATION; MOBILITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; EUBORELLIA;

EID: 80052706807     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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