Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!cit-vax!elroy!smeagol!usc-oberon!sdcrdcf!alan From: alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.misc,net.rec.birds Subject: Re: captive behavior - references requested Message-ID: <3373@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Oct-86 15:04:34 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.3373 Posted: Wed Oct 22 15:04:34 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Oct-86 06:28:42 EDT References: <439@uwmeecs.UUCP> <544@sfsup.UUCP> Reply-To: alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) Distribution: net Organization: System Development Corporation R&D, Santa Monica Lines: 7 Xref: watmath sci.bio:5 sci.misc:14 net.rec.birds:413 >> 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