Chapter 35.7, Problem 1MC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The way by which natural selection favors a male defending himself against sexual cannibalism in some species and favors a male allowing himself to be eaten by his mate in another species.

Introduction:

An organism is termed a cannibal if it eats members of its own species. During sexual cannibalism, the female eats a male of its own species at the time of or after copulation.