Differential allocation in a gift-giving spider: males adjust their reproductive investment in response to female condition

Abstract Background When males are selective, they can either reject low-quality females or adjust their reproductive investment in response to traits that indicate female quality (e.g., body size or condition). According to the differential allocation hypothesis, males increase their reproductive i...

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Main Authors: Diego Solano-Brenes, Luiz Ernesto Costa-Schmidt, Maria Jose Albo, Glauco Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01870-1