Sex and weapons: Contrasting sexual dimorphisms in weaponry and aggression in snapping shrimp

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 982-994

  Hughes, Melissa ^a   Williamson, Tucker ^a,b   Hollowell, Kathleen ^a   Vickery, Rachel ^a  

^a School of Business and Economics   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection; Social selection; Weaponry

Indexed keywords

ALPHEIDAE;

EID: 84908551094     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12270     Document Type: Article

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