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Tag: wild sex

Tag: wild sex

Animal Reproduction

Sexual Cannibalism

Sexual cannibalism represents perhaps the most extreme form of conflict between the sexes. This kind of behaviour is observed in several species of praying mantids

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Animal Reproduction

What Is Traumatic Insemination?

Traumatic mating has evolved repeatedly in several animal phyla. It is most common among arthropods – invertebrates with exoskeletons. Many kinds of behaviours fall into

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Animal Reproduction

Female Pheromones

In the majority of cases, female pheromones are produced in order to communicate sexual maturity to prospective partners. For many invertebrates where prospective partners have

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Animal Reproduction

Male Pheromones

Male pheromones can be used to signal being attractive, or at least having something attractive. The sheer diversity in the strategies of sexual chemistry is

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