Mates with Benefits: When and How Sexual Cannibalism Is Adaptive

Marlene Zuk

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.017

Mates with Benefits: When and How Sexual Cannibalism Is Adaptive

Marlene Zuk

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

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Abstract

Sexual cannibalism occurs in several arthropod taxa, but its evolutionary significance has long been debated. A new study shows how females that eat their mates benefit in ways that go well beyond caloric nutrition.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R1230-R1232
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	26
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.017
State	Published - Dec 5 2016

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Mates with Benefits: When and How Sexual Cannibalism Is Adaptive

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