Effects of behavioural type, social skill and the social environment on male mating success in water striders

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-17

  Sih, Andrew ^a   Chang, Ann T ^a   Wey, Tina W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal personality; Aquarius remigis; Behavioural syndrome; Keystone individual; Mating success; Sexual selection; Social environment; Social skill; Water strider

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGGRESSION; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INSECT; MATING SUCCESS; MICROHABITAT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84902449775     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.05.010     Document Type: Article

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