michaelm@bcsaic.UUCP (michael maxwell) (10/17/86)
In article <439@uwmeecs.UUCP> debbie@uwmeecs.UUCP (Debbie Wolden) writes: >i am looking for references for a term paper on the benefits/problems of >captivity in animal behavior studies. You might try Konrad Lorenz's latest popular book. He spends a good deal of space near the beginning discussing this subject. Unfortunately, I can't seem to remember the title--something about the history of ethology, I believe. It's for sale at our local Dalton's, and I assume elsewhere. P.S. You might want to include your net address next time, so people can reply by email. -- Mike Maxwell Boeing Advanced Technology Center ...uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!michaelm
dwd@sfsup.UUCP (David W. Dougherty) (10/21/86)
> SOMEWHERE of recent findings that female preying mantises devour their mate > ONLY in captivity, apparently an aberrant behavior due to stress of captivity. *** YOUR MESSAGE *** :-) This, simply, is *NOT* true! I watched a Nat'l Geo. special on channel thirteen where the nature photographers photographed a mating session between two preying mantises. During copulation, the female would behead the male (nerves would keep him going) and immediately preceeding the female would devour the male. I *DON'T* think that the particular behavior you are addressing is a result of captivity, as the latter documentary was filmed in the wild. Let's keep the facts straight...eh?
alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) (10/22/86)
>> SOMEWHERE of recent findings that female preying mantises devour their mate >> ONLY in captivity, apparently an aberrant behavior due to stress of captivity. The place where i read the same thing was in New Scientist, not more than a year ago. Al Algustyniak