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... Stimulation , and the Development of Maternal Behavior The interaction between environment and genotype does not end with the birth of an animal , as can be shown through an examination of the development of maternal behavior in rats ...
... Stimulation , and the Development of Maternal Behavior The interaction between environment and genotype does not end with the birth of an animal , as can be shown through an examination of the development of maternal behavior in rats ...
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... stimulation . This is evident in the different responses of the two auditory receptors of noctuid moths , whose capabilities were defined in simple , but elegant , experiments performed by Kenneth Roeder [ 608 , 609 ] . He attached ...
... stimulation . This is evident in the different responses of the two auditory receptors of noctuid moths , whose capabilities were defined in simple , but elegant , experiments performed by Kenneth Roeder [ 608 , 609 ] . He attached ...
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... stimulation of each ear is equalized , thus synchro- nizing the activity of the two A1 fibers . Differences in the ... stimulated . As the moth turns , it will reach a point where both A1 cells are equally active . If it then maintains ...
... stimulation of each ear is equalized , thus synchro- nizing the activity of the two A1 fibers . Differences in the ... stimulated . As the moth turns , it will reach a point where both A1 cells are equally active . If it then maintains ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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