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