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Cautious versus desperado males: predation risk affects courtship intensity but not female choice in a wolf spider

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  • Ann L. Rypstra
  • Sean E. Walker
  • Matthew H. Persons

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Lay Summary Attractive male wolf spiders court cautiously when predators lurk, but unattractive males are so desperate for mates they increase courtship under predation risk. Although females pay attention to courtship under normal circumstances, they use symmetry to assess male quality under predation risk and still manage to select the best males. High-quality males have assets that they strive to protect, whereas low-quality males accept more risk, presumably in hopes of achieving some reproductive success.

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  • Ann L. Rypstra & Sean E. Walker & Matthew H. Persons, 2016. "Cautious versus desperado males: predation risk affects courtship intensity but not female choice in a wolf spider," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 27(3), pages 876-885.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:27:y:2016:i:3:p:876-885.
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