Coercive copulation in two sexually cannibalistic camel-spider species (Arachnida: Solifugae)

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Authors	MARTIŠOVÁ Martina PEKÁR Stanislav BILDE Trine
Year of publication	2010
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Journal of Zoology
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Field	Zoology
Keywords	solifuge; mating; cannibalism
Description	Coercive mating strategies in camel-spiders may have evolved as an anti-predation strategy, as sexual cannibalism occurred in c. 40% of all sexual interactions.
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