Publication details
Assortative mating by aggressiveness type in orb weaving spiders
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/art030 |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | aggression; competition; female choice; personality; reproductive success; sexual selection |
| Description | Animals within a population differ consistently in behavior over time and/or across conditions. A general question is how such differences referred to as personalities are maintained through evolution. One suggested mechanism is a nonrandom mate choice, which has been supported in species in which mate choice associates with direct material benefits. |