Prior contest information: mechanisms underlying winner and loser effects

Y Hsu, IH Lee, CK Lu - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2009 - Springer
Animals' contest performance is influenced by their recent contest experiences. This
influence could either be exerted by individuals re-estimating their own fighting ability (self …

Distance Communication of Sexual Status in the Crayfish Orconectes quinebaugensis: Female Sexual History Mediates Male and Female Behavior

WS Durgin, KE Martin, HR Watkins… - Journal of chemical …, 2008 - Springer
Chemical communication plays an important role in mediating social interactions of many
taxa, particularly arthropods. Many individuals communicate information about their …

No male agonistic experience effect on pre-copulatory mate choice in female earwigs

E van Lieshout, E van Wilgenburg, MA Elgar - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2009 - Springer
Mating with dominant males may confer considerable benefits, but also incur significant
costs, hence intrasexual competitiveness is a likely target of mate choice. In addition to …