| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10970866 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We examined ecological costs of nuptial gifts in the spider Pisaura mirabilis. ⺠Gift-carrying males are frequent in nature, and their gifts contain edible prey items. ⺠Thus, nuptial gifts are possible honest indicators of male foraging success. ⺠Gift carrying reduced male running speed, but did not affect a male's fighting success in male-male contests. ⺠This is the first demonstration of a transportation cost for nuptial gifts in an arthropod.
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Authors
Pavol Prokop, Michael R. Maxwell,