Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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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.

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