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... experiences . A toad that has had a mouthful of millipede alters its behavior because of the information it receives from this experience . The change is adaptive for obvious reasons , and it is enduring ( the refusal to attack certain ...
... experiences . A toad that has had a mouthful of millipede alters its behavior because of the information it receives from this experience . The change is adaptive for obvious reasons , and it is enduring ( the refusal to attack certain ...
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... experience can influence the course of con- Development ditioning , there is variation in the extent to which behavioral development is constrained . Why do animals vary in the de- gree to which the sensory stimulation they receive as ...
... experience can influence the course of con- Development ditioning , there is variation in the extent to which behavioral development is constrained . Why do animals vary in the de- gree to which the sensory stimulation they receive as ...
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... experience and the effective- ness of male song in cowbirds . Songs recorded from males that have in- teracted with other males ( Groups A and B ) are less effective in triggering the precopulatory position in females than the songs of ...
... experience and the effective- ness of male song in cowbirds . Songs recorded from males that have in- teracted with other males ( Groups A and B ) are less effective in triggering the precopulatory position in females than the songs of ...
Contents
NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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