All, Podcasts & RadioSexual Cannibalism (podcast)
In this podcast, biologist Maydianne Andrade explains that sexual cannibalism—a gruesome mating behavior shown in Redback Spiders—is a prime example of how evolution works.
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Originally released on NOVA scienceNOW podcast feed, May 13, 2009
From 2005 to 2011, I produced regular podcasts for NOVA, the PBS science series. These took the form of field reports, interviews, and audio shorts that reported on current issues in science or offered a closer look at topics from that week’s NOVA broadcast.
In this podcast, biologist Maydianne Andrade explains that sexual cannibalism—a gruesome mating behavior shown in Redback Spiders—is a prime example of how evolution works.
