Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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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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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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