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| Title |
Worthless donations: male deception and female counter play in a nuptial gift-giving spider
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-11-329 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maria J Albo, Gudrun Winther, Cristina Tuni, Søren Toft, Trine Bilde |
| Abstract |
In nuptial gift-giving species, benefits of acquiring a mate may select for male deception by donation of worthless gifts. We investigated the effect of worthless gifts on mating success in the spider Pisaura mirabilis. Males usually offer an insect prey wrapped in silk; however, worthless gifts containing inedible items are reported. We tested male mating success in the following experimental groups: protein enriched fly gift (PG), regular fly gift (FG), worthless gift (WG), or no gift (NG). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 14% |
| Canada | 3 | 14% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| Ireland | 2 | 10% |
| Sweden | 1 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 62% |
| Scientists | 5 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 111 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 16% |
| Researcher | 14 | 13% |
| Professor | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 15 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 60 | 54% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 5% |
| Psychology | 5 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 22 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 168. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 January 2024.
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#33
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#853
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#2
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