The effect of claw size and wave rate on female choice in a fiddler crab

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-155

  Callander, Sophia ^a   Jennions, Michael D ^a   Backwell, Patricia R Y ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Female choice; Fiddler crab; Multiple traits; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; UCA;

EID: 84855902235     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0309-6     Document Type: Article

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