New Insights into the Evolutionary Mantenance of Male Mate Choice Behaviour using the Western Black Widow Spider, Latrodectus hesperus

Mate choice among males is relatively understudied, despite recent evidence supporting its ubiquity. Theory predicts male mate choice in response to variation in female quality, and male mating strategies that limit polygyny. However empirical research investigating these connections, particularly u...

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Main Author: MacLeod, Emily
Other Authors: Andrade, Maydianne
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/35893