Strong, convergent male mate choice along two preference axes in field populations of black widow spiders

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  2014

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  Animal Behaviour

• Publication date

  2014-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ANBEHAV.2013.12.023
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