Cannibalism in animals
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In zoology, cannibalism is where an animal eats its own species. It has been recorded for more than 1500 species [1] It is quite common with insects, spiders and scorpions. There, the male gets eaten by the female, after having sexual intercourse.
References [change]
- ↑ G. A. Polis, The evolution and dynamics of intraspecific predation. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 12, 225-251 (1981).
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- M. A. Elgar and Bernard J. Crespi (eds.). 1992. Cannibalism: Ecology and Evolution of Cannibalism among Diverse Taxa Oxford University Press, New York. (361pp) ISBN 0198546505
