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... interactions over a period of years . Fortunately , Paul Sherman and his 22 assistants heroically conducted the necessary project by marking more than 2000 individuals in the period from 1974 to 1980 while spending more than 5000 hours ...
... interactions over a period of years . Fortunately , Paul Sherman and his 22 assistants heroically conducted the necessary project by marking more than 2000 individuals in the period from 1974 to 1980 while spending more than 5000 hours ...
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... interactions between related females , interactions that are based in part on a mother's ability to recognize her female offspring . Most animals make four major decisions that influence their fitness THE ECOLOGY OF BEHAVIOR 221.
... interactions between related females , interactions that are based in part on a mother's ability to recognize her female offspring . Most animals make four major decisions that influence their fitness THE ECOLOGY OF BEHAVIOR 221.
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... interact . Animals that were reared together , whether siblings or not , generally treated each other nicely ... interactions than nonsiblings reared apart . In other words , sisters have some way of recognizing one another that ...
... interact . Animals that were reared together , whether siblings or not , generally treated each other nicely ... interactions than nonsiblings reared apart . In other words , sisters have some way of recognizing one another that ...
Contents
NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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