Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Honest cues contribute to male choice for female guarding in a herbivorous spider mite.
S. F. Goossens, F. Mortier, T. Parmentier…·D. Bonte
The paper shows male spider mites prefer females closer to sexual maturity and with higher fecundity, but cannot identify the specific cues used for this choice.
DOI 10.1101/2021.09.07.459265