Perceived risk of sperm competition affects juvenile development and ejaculate expenditure in male praying mantids

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1201-1206

  Allen, Louise E ^a   Barry, Katherine L ^a   Holwell, Gregory I ^b   Herberstein, Marie E ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Ejaculate expenditure; Praying mantid; Pseudomantis albofimbriata; Sex ratio; Sperm competition; Sperm transfer

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CANNIBALISM; INSECT; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RISK PERCEPTION; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; MANTIDAE; MANTODEA;

EID: 80054757842     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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