How effective and persistent are fragmentsof male genitalia as mating plugs?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1140-1145

  Herberstein, M E ^a   Wignall, A E ^a   Nessler, S H ^b,c   Harmer, A M T ^b   Schneider, J M ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Araneidae; Argiope; sexual cannibalism. Behav Ecol ; sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; COPULATION; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; PERSISTENCE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SECRETION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI;

EID: 84865787042     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars088     Document Type: Article

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