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Mating strategies of solifugae Galeodes olivier 1791, (Arachnida: Galeodidae) in laboratory conditions
Bharat Pandram and Vipul Keerti Sharma
Year : 2018 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 140-144
Received on: 01/25/2018
Revised on: 03/06/2018
Accepted on: 03/08/2018
Published on: 03/23/2018
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Bharat Pandram and Vipul Keerti Sharma ( 2018).
Mating strategies of solifugae Galeodes olivier 1791, (Arachnida: Galeodidae) in laboratory conditions
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 3( 2), 140-144.
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Abstract
In all cases of mature Galeodes fatalis, mating was forcefully and painful. Sexually cannibalism is more common in Solifugae. The mating rituals can be said to be unique in Solifugae. The benefit of mating and cannibalism requirement of nutritional value for the forming eggs was high in virgin female of Solifugae other than mated female. Virgin female doesn’t attack to male first as mated female attack first; it means mated female does not have multiple mating. Virgin female of Solifugae choose male for both as sperm transfer and nutritive values. Therefore females have high reproductive rate. Their courtship and copulation orientation was successful. Mature females showed positive responses with mature male. Their chances of participation in mating rituals were decided by female.
Keywords
Galeodes fatalis, Mating, Arachnida, Alirajpur.
