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... survival and propagation of the particular alleles they happen to carry . According to this view , individuals are really " survival machines " that promote the survival of their alleles [ 168 ] , or as E. O. Wilson has put it , a ...
... survival and propagation of the particular alleles they happen to carry . According to this view , individuals are really " survival machines " that promote the survival of their alleles [ 168 ] , or as E. O. Wilson has put it , a ...
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... survival skills ) hypoth- esis . The ability of a male to engage in a protracted courtship could provide information about the ability of the male to interact sexually without interruptions from rivals . Moreover , the ability to ...
... survival skills ) hypoth- esis . The ability of a male to engage in a protracted courtship could provide information about the ability of the male to interact sexually without interruptions from rivals . Moreover , the ability to ...
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... Survival , Chapters 6 , 7 , 13 The Social Cat , Chapters 9 , 14 Survival and the Senses , Chapter 5 National Geographic Society Washington , DC 20036 Department 1517 Life Cycle of the Honeybee , Chapters 13 , 14 Spiders : Aggression and ...
... Survival , Chapters 6 , 7 , 13 The Social Cat , Chapters 9 , 14 Survival and the Senses , Chapter 5 National Geographic Society Washington , DC 20036 Department 1517 Life Cycle of the Honeybee , Chapters 13 , 14 Spiders : Aggression and ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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