Simmons, LW Sperm competition and its evolutionary consequences in insects. (Princeton University Press, 2001).
Arnqvist, G. & Rowe, L. Sexual Conflict (Princeton University Press, 2005).
Avila, FW, Sirot, LK, LaFlamme, BA, Rubinstein, CD & Wolfner, MF Insect seminal fluid proteins: identification and function. Ann. Rev. entomole. 56, 21-40 (2011).
Uhl, G., Nessler, SH & Schneider, JM Securing paternity in spiders? An overview of the occurrence and effects of mating plugs and male genital mutilation. Genetics 138: 75-104 (2010).
Deinert, EI, Longino, JT & Gilbert, LE Mate competition in butterflies. Nature 370, 23-24 (1994).
Beltrán, M., Jiggins, CD, Brower, AVZ, Bermingham, E. & Mallet, J. Do pollen feeding, pupa mating, and larval herd behavior have a single origin in Heliconius butterflies? Inference from multilocus DNA sequence data. bio. J. Linn. social. 92, 221-1239 (2007).
Elgar, MA & Pierce, NE In reproductive success: studies of individual variation in contrasting breeding systems, (eds. Clutton-Brock, TH). Mating success and fertility in an ant-cared for lycaenid butterfly, pp. 59-75. (Chicago University Press, 1988).
Slooten, E. & Lambert, D.M. Evolutionary studies of the New Zealand coastal mosquito Opifex fuscus (Hutton). I Mating behavior. Behavior 84, 157-172 (1983).
Markow, TA Forced matings in natural populations of Drosophila. Ben. wet. 156, 100-103 (2000).
Thomas, DW, Fenton, MB & Barclay, RMR Social behavior of the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus. I. Mating behavior. Behave yourself. Ecol. sociobiol. 6, 129-136 (1979).
Birkhead, TR & Clarkson, K. Mate selection and precopulatory monitoring in Gammarus pulex. Z. Tierpsychol. 52, 365-380 (1980).
Robinson, MH & Robinson, B. Comparative studies of courtship and mating behavior of tropical araneid spiders. pacif. ins. monogr. 36, 1-218 (1980).
google scholar
Foellmer, MW & Fairbairn, DJ Spontaneous male death during copulation in a orb-weaving spider. proc. R. Soc. London. B 270 (Appendix), 183-185 (2003).
Elgar, MA In Cannibalism: Ecology and Evolution among Diverse Taxa, (eds. Elgar, MA & Crespi, BJ). Sexual cannibalism in spiders and other invertebrates, pp. 128-155. (Oxford University Press. 1992).
Andrade MCB Sexual selection for male sacrifice in the Australian redback spider. Science 271, 70-72 (1998).
Schneider JM Sexual cannibalism as a manifestation of sexual conflict. Cold Spring Port Perspectives in Biology 6, a017731 (2014).
Schneider, JM, Gilberg, S., Fromhage, L. & Uhl, G. Sexual conflict over the duration of copulation in a sexually cannibalistic spider. animal. Behave yourself. 71, 781-788 (2006).
Uhl, G., Nessler, SH & Schneider, JM Copulation mechanism in a sexually cannibalistic genital mutilation spider (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiope bruennichi). Zoology 110, 398-408 (2007).
Schneider, JM & Lesmono, K. Courtship increases male fertilization success through sexual selection after mating in a spider. proc. R. Soc. London. B 276, 3105-3111 (2009).
Nessler, SH, Uhl, G. & Schneider, JM Genital damage in the orb web spider Argiope bruennichi (Araneae: Araneidae) increases paternity success. Behave yourself. Ecol. 18, 174-181 (2007).
Zimmer, SM, Schneider, JM & Herberstein, ME Can men detect the strength of sperm competition and the presence of genital plugs during mate selection? Behave yourself. Ecol. 25, 716-722 (2014).
Which, KW, Zimmer, SM & Schneider, JM Conditional monogyny: female quality predicts male fidelity. Front side. Sole. 9, 7 (2012).
Which, KW & Schneider, JM Males of the orbweb spider Argiope bruennichi sacrifice themselves to unrelated women. bio. Letters 6, 585-588 (2010).
Kokko, H. & Jennions, MD Parental investments, sexual selection and sex ratios. J. Evol. bio. 21, 919-948 (2008).
Edward, DE & Chapman, T. The evolution and significance of male mate choice. Trends Ecol. Evol. 26, 647-654 (2011).
Bonduranski, R. Reappraisal of sexual coevolution and the gender roles. PLOS Biol. 7, e10000255 (2009).
google scholar
Uhl G. Genital morphology and sperm storage in Pholcus phaangioides (Fuesslin, 1775) (Pholcidae; Araneae). Acta Sole. 75, 1-12 (1994).
Vöcking, O., Uhl, G. & Michalik, P. Sperm dynamics in spiders (Araneae): ultrastructural analysis of the sperm activation process in the cross spider Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772). PLOS ONE 8, e72660 (2010).
Which, KW & Schneider, JM Sexual cannibalism benefits offspring survival. animal. Behave yourself. 83, 201-207 (2012).
Eberhard, WG 1996. Female control: sexual selection by cryptic female choice. Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Princeton University Press.
Gage, MJG Continuous variation in reproduction strategy as an adaptive response to population density in the moth Plodia interpunctella. proc. R. Soc. London. B 261, 25-30 (1995).
Danielsson, I. Antagonistic pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection on male body size in a speed skater (Gerris lacustris). proc. R. Soc. London. B 268, 77-81 (2001).
Hosken, D., Taylor, ML, Hoyle, K., Higgins, S. & Wedell, N. Attractive men are more successful in sperm competition. curr. bio. R553 (2011).
Grafen, A. & Ridley, M. A model of mate monitoring. J.Theor. bio. 103 , 549-567 (1983).
Parker, GA Courtship persistence and female guarding as male time investment strategies. Behavior 48, 157-184 (1974).
Estrada, C. & Gilbert, LE Host plants and immatures as mate-seeking medicine in Heliconius butterflies. animal. Behave yourself. 80, 231-239 (2010).
Estrada, C., Yildizahn, S., Schulz, S. & Gilbert, L.E. Sex-specific chemical cues from immatures facilitate the evolution of mate guarding in Heliconius butterflies. proc. R. Soc. London. B. 277, 407-413 (2010).
Chinta, SP, Goller, S., Lux, J., Funke, S.; Uhl, G. & Schulz, S. The sex pheromone of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi. Angie. Chemistry – Internat. Ed. 49, 2033-2036 (2010).
Kokko, H. & Rankin, DJ Lonely hearts or sex in the city? Density dependent effects in mating systems. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B361, 319-334 (2006).
Krumschick, S., Fronzek, S., Entling, MH & Nentwig, W. Rapid spread of the wasp spider across Europe: a consequence of climate change? Climate Change 109, 319-329 (2011).
Kokko, H. & Mappes, J. Sexual selection when fertilization is not guaranteed. Evolution 59, 1876-1885 (2005).
Zimmer, SM, Welke, KW & Schneider, JM Determinants of natural mating success in the cannibalistic orb web spider Argiope bruennichi. PLOS ONE 7, e31389 (2012).
Which K. & Schneider, JM Inbreeding avoidance by cryptic female choice in the cannibalistic orb web spider Argiope lobata. Behave yourself. Ecol. 20, 1056-1062 (2009).
Zimmer SM, Krehenwinkel H. & Schneider, JM Rapid range expansion is not limited by inbreeding in a sexually cannibalistic spider. PLOS ONE 9, e95963 (2014).
Slayter, RA, Mautz, BS, Backwell, PRY & Jennions, MD Estimation of genetic benefits of polyandry from experimental studies: a meta-analysis. bio. Rev. 87, 1-33 (2012).
Uhl, G. In Spider Ecophysiology (ed. Nentwig, W.) Spider olfaction: attracting, detecting, luring and avoiding, pp. 141-157 (Springer, 2013).
Umbers, KDL, Symonds, MRE & Kokko, H. The mothematics of female pheromone signaling: strategies for aging virgins. Ben. wet. 185, 417-432 (2015).
Boormann, E. & Parker, GA Sperm (ejaculate) competition in Drosophila melanogaster and the reproductive value of females to males in relation to female age and mating status. Ecol. entomole. 1, 145-155 (1976).
Schneider, JM & Andrade, M. in Spider Behavior: Flexibility and Versatility (ed. Herberstein, ME) Mating Behavior and Sexual Selection, pp. 215-274 (Cambridge University Press, 2011).
Krehenwinkel, HK & Tautz, D. Expansion of the northern range of European populations of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi is associated with global warming-correlated genetic mixing and population-specific temperature adaptations. mole. Ecol. 22, 2232-2248 (2013).