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... hypothesis that this behavioral trait has evolved in response to the ecological pressures created by nest predators . A Foraging Observational , experimental , and comparative tests are not Adaptation : Tests restricted to hypotheses ...
... hypothesis that this behavioral trait has evolved in response to the ecological pressures created by nest predators . A Foraging Observational , experimental , and comparative tests are not Adaptation : Tests restricted to hypotheses ...
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... hypothesis is that highly successful foragers should be followed out from the colony on their way back to a distant , rich , food site . This hypothesis has been subjected to an experi- mental test in which an abundance of dead fish was ...
... hypothesis is that highly successful foragers should be followed out from the colony on their way back to a distant , rich , food site . This hypothesis has been subjected to an experi- mental test in which an abundance of dead fish was ...
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... Hypothesis 3 : Tail - flagging is a signal , but not one of alarm , because the intended receiver is the predator , not other deer . By providing the signal , the deer announces to an enemy that it has been detected and therefore ...
... Hypothesis 3 : Tail - flagging is a signal , but not one of alarm , because the intended receiver is the predator , not other deer . By providing the signal , the deer announces to an enemy that it has been detected and therefore ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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