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Posted by A.C. on October 10, 2002 at 00:42:16:
Here is a question by one of my college prof's that got me thinking. This was in response to my detailing of the trials and tribulations ass. with indigo breeding. Here are some questions for those with answers. Great brain candy!
1. What is the biological advantage of a male indigo ripping apart his female mate to the point where she is dead or near death? How does this help the spp?
2.Are there any valid reports of this occurrence in the wild?
3. Have we, captive breeders, bred these snakes like pitbulls with the meanest snakes siring our females to produce a meaner and meaner generation of males?
We can certainly see sexual dimorphism. Basically in layman's terms, males are bigger in x species because x females only mate with the biggest strongest males. This makes the next generation of males evern larger and so on. We see this in humans (can be linked to ancient ancestry), couperi, birds like boat tailed grackles, and many more.
Do I know these answers? No. However, I would love to see what everyone thinks on the issue.
