title: Mates with Benefits: When and How Sexual Cannibalism Is Adaptive.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. Electronic address: mzuk@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000502:physiology*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002190:Cannibalism; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*