Age-related female mating decisions are condition dependent in wolf spiders

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-38

  Wilgers, Dustin J ^a,b   Hebets, Eileen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b MCPHERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interaction; Rabidosa rabida; Sexual cannibalism; Sexual selection; Variable female choice

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; CANNIBALISM; COPULATION; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; RABIDOSA RABIDA;

EID: 84855205119     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1248-5     Document Type: Article

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