MASTERINGBIOLOGY W/O ETEXTBOOK
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781323748794
Author: PEARSON LEARN.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 51, Problem 51.3CR
In some spider species, the female eats the male immediately after copulation. How might you explain this behavior from an evolutionary perspective?
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