Mate availability does not influence mating strategies in males of the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope bruennichi

Background Sexual selection theory predicts that male investment in a current female should be a function of female density and male competition. While many studies have focused on male competition, the impact of female density on male mating investment has been widely neglected. Here, we aimed to c...

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Main Authors: Anna-Lena Cory, Jutta M. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5360.pdf