Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 42, Problem 1CCQ
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The benefit of male spiders being eaten by females after copulation.
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The kin selection can be defined as an evolutionary strategy to favor the reproductive success of the relatives. This can sometimes result in a huge cost to the individual and may result in compromised survivability and reproduction.
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Principles of Biology
Ch. 42.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 42.1 - Prob. 1BCCh. 42.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 42.1 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 42.1 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 42.1 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 42.2 - Most terrestrial mammals are nocturnal. This means...Ch. 42.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 42.3 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 42.3 - Prob. 2TYK
Ch. 42.3 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 42.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 42.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 42.4 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 42.4 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 42.5 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 42.5 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 42 - Prob. 1TYCh. 42 - Prob. 2TYCh. 42 - Prob. 3TYCh. 42 - Prob. 4TYCh. 42 - Prob. 5TYCh. 42 - Prob. 6TYCh. 42 - Prob. 7TYCh. 42 - Prob. 8TYCh. 42 - Prob. 9TYCh. 42 - Prob. 10TYCh. 42 - Prob. 1CCQCh. 42 - Prob. 2CCQCh. 42 - Prob. 3CCQCh. 42 - Prob. 1CBQCh. 42 - Prob. 2CBQ
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