Sexual Size Dimorphism Predicts the Frequency of Sexual Cannibalism Within and Among Species of Spiders

Sexual cannibalism varies widely among spiders, but no general evolutionary hypothesis has emerged to explain its distribution across taxa. Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) also varies widely among spiders and could affect the vulnerability of males to cannibalistic attacks by females. We tested for a r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 2008-09, Vol.172 (3), p.431-440
Hauptverfasser:	Wilder, Shawn M., Rypstra, Ann L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal cannibalism Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Arachnida Araneae Biological and medical sciences Biological taxonomies Cannibalism Carnivores Evolution Evolutionary biology Fecundity Female Female animals Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Invertebrates Male Male animals Mating behavior Phylogenetics Phylogeny Polymorphism Sex Characteristics Sexual Behavior, Animal Species Specificity Spiders Spiders - physiology Taxonomy
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