Why do larger and older males win contests in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis?

Contest competition is the direct struggle for mates, resources, or both. Winning contests is thought to be determined by a competitor's fighting ability (resource-holding potential, RHP), the value of a contested resource to a competitor (resource value, RV), or both. Larger competitors'...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal behaviour 2014-05, Vol.91, p.151-159
Hauptverfasser:	Tsai, Yi-Jiun Jean, Barrows, Edward M., Weiss, Martha R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aggression agonism Animal behavior contest competition Entomology Hymenoptera Insects Nasonia vitripennis parasitoid wasp Probability resource value resource-holding potential
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