Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus

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Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus. / Elgar, Mark A.; Nash, David Richard.

In: Animal Behaviour, Vol. 36, 1988, p. 1511-1517.

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Elgar, MA & Nash, DR 1988, 'Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus', Animal Behaviour, vol. 36, pp. 1511-1517.

APA

Elgar, M. A., & Nash, D. R. (1988). Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus. Animal Behaviour, 36, 1511-1517.

Vancouver

Elgar MA, Nash DR. Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus. Animal Behaviour. 1988;36:1511-1517.

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Elgar, Mark A. ; Nash, David Richard. / Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus. In: Animal Behaviour. 1988 ; Vol. 36. pp. 1511-1517.

Bibtex

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abstract = "In natural populations, courting males of Araneus diadematus are often consumed by females before they have successfully copulated. Despite the possible nutritional benefits of sexual cannibalism for females, the male can derive no benefit by being consumed before copulation. In this study, females that consumed a single male significantly increased their body mass, regardless of the quality of their diet. The implication is that, for A. diadematus, sexual cannibalism increases female fecundity. In experimentally controlled courtship sequences, larger males were less likely to be cannibalized than smaller males, but female size had no effect on male mating success. The mating success of males was not influenced by the age of the male, indicating that cannibalism is not the result of male senility.",
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RIS

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T1 - Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus

AU - Elgar, Mark A.

AU - Nash, David Richard

PY - 1988

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N2 - In natural populations, courting males of Araneus diadematus are often consumed by females before they have successfully copulated. Despite the possible nutritional benefits of sexual cannibalism for females, the male can derive no benefit by being consumed before copulation. In this study, females that consumed a single male significantly increased their body mass, regardless of the quality of their diet. The implication is that, for A. diadematus, sexual cannibalism increases female fecundity. In experimentally controlled courtship sequences, larger males were less likely to be cannibalized than smaller males, but female size had no effect on male mating success. The mating success of males was not influenced by the age of the male, indicating that cannibalism is not the result of male senility.

AB - In natural populations, courting males of Araneus diadematus are often consumed by females before they have successfully copulated. Despite the possible nutritional benefits of sexual cannibalism for females, the male can derive no benefit by being consumed before copulation. In this study, females that consumed a single male significantly increased their body mass, regardless of the quality of their diet. The implication is that, for A. diadematus, sexual cannibalism increases female fecundity. In experimentally controlled courtship sequences, larger males were less likely to be cannibalized than smaller males, but female size had no effect on male mating success. The mating success of males was not influenced by the age of the male, indicating that cannibalism is not the result of male senility.

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

VL - 36

SP - 1511

EP - 1517

JO - Animal Behaviour

JF - Animal Behaviour

SN - 0003-3472

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