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From: mcohen@charming.nrtc.northrop.com (Martin Cohen)
Subject: Re: Reason for Short Life Spans?
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Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 20:40:39 GMT
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In article <3bgc0h$1gh@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> keithw@next05wor.wam.umd.edu (Keith Wiley) writes:
>In article <shea.1144.0011D42E@marcam.com> shea@marcam.com (Tim Shea)  
>writes:
>> Is there any evolutionary benefit to a species having a short 
>> life span?
>
>I know this isn't what you mean but Preying Mantises and Tarantulas allow  
>the female to eat the male after copulation to provide her with the  
>nutrients necessary for more productive offspring.
>
>Otherwise, in a desolate environment where very very few individuals can  
>survive, it would be best to get born, reproduce, and die as quickly as  
>possible to make way for your very own offspring to eat and live.  Just  
>one theory.  I know of no such example.
>
>Keith

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