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... animals to respond to certain stimuli . Here our focus will be on how nerve cells operate to produce be- havioral responses to stimulation from the environment . Nerve cells are highly specialized for the perception of certain events in ...
... animals to respond to certain stimuli . Here our focus will be on how nerve cells operate to produce be- havioral responses to stimulation from the environment . Nerve cells are highly specialized for the perception of certain events in ...
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... Animals may do more than merely choose suitable places in which to live . Once having secured a site , they may later have the option of leaving it or staying on . Do animals leave when their fitness gains are improved by a search for ...
... Animals may do more than merely choose suitable places in which to live . Once having secured a site , they may later have the option of leaving it or staying on . Do animals leave when their fitness gains are improved by a search for ...
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... animals are superb examples of species that use their victim's programmed responses to key stimuli to the victim's disadvantage , thereby attracting food that would otherwise be too mobile , elusive , or well- protected to be easily ...
... animals are superb examples of species that use their victim's programmed responses to key stimuli to the victim's disadvantage , thereby attracting food that would otherwise be too mobile , elusive , or well- protected to be easily ...
Contents
NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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