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... cues in a well - defined and useful manner . Moreover , the behavioral product is developmentally stable , as a snake will continue to perceive and attack slugs throughout its lifetime . The European ethologists , led by Konrad Lorenz ...
... cues in a well - defined and useful manner . Moreover , the behavioral product is developmentally stable , as a snake will continue to perceive and attack slugs throughout its lifetime . The European ethologists , led by Konrad Lorenz ...
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... Cues and the Timing of Reproduction Although our emphasis has been on properties of the physio- logical systems of songbirds that structure basic seasonal changes in be- havior , we have also indicated that the birds use a host of cues ...
... Cues and the Timing of Reproduction Although our emphasis has been on properties of the physio- logical systems of songbirds that structure basic seasonal changes in be- havior , we have also indicated that the birds use a host of cues ...
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... cue to determine where they will reproduce [ 640 ] . Limited sensory cues are also a sufficient basis for habitat selection in the coal tit and blue tit , two very similar , closely related songbirds of Europe . The coal tit is a bird ...
... cue to determine where they will reproduce [ 640 ] . Limited sensory cues are also a sufficient basis for habitat selection in the coal tit and blue tit , two very similar , closely related songbirds of Europe . The coal tit is a bird ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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