reduce the risk of predation, increase the chance of finding mates, and reduce competition for mates, all of which may increase reproductive success.

Anti-predatory adaptation

Animals are generally more vulnerable during copulation (e.g., praying mantis), so mating during a time when there is less predatory activity may be an anti-predatory adaptation. Some species may even take up to several hours to finish mating, which increases this vulnerability. For species that copulate

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