Sexual cannibalism benefits offspring survival

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 201-207

  Welke, Klaas W ^a   Schneider, Jutta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argiope bruennichi; Genetic benefits; Material benefits; Mating effort; Orb web spider; Paternal investment; Polyandry; Sexual cannibalism

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CLUTCH SIZE; FECUNDITY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPIDER; SURVIVAL;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE BRUENNICHI;

EID: 83555160902     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.027     Document Type: Article

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