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... territory owner and gain a chance to encounter feeding females , some of whom will be sexually receptive . Why Do Nonterritorial Individuals Accept Their Status ? The ground rule for a territorial species is that individuals that fail ...
... territory owner and gain a chance to encounter feeding females , some of whom will be sexually receptive . Why Do Nonterritorial Individuals Accept Their Status ? The ground rule for a territorial species is that individuals that fail ...
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... territorial bird will remain at its site and vigorously defend it against outsiders . But there are two puzzling and unpredicted aspects of their behavior . First , residents sometimes tolerate another bird on their territory for a time ...
... territorial bird will remain at its site and vigorously defend it against outsiders . But there are two puzzling and unpredicted aspects of their behavior . First , residents sometimes tolerate another bird on their territory for a time ...
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... territorial birds ( and some lizards [ 369 ] ) , there has been selection for individual recognition based on distinctive songs or displays . This potentially benefits both display giver and receiver ; if established territory owners ...
... territorial birds ( and some lizards [ 369 ] ) , there has been selection for individual recognition based on distinctive songs or displays . This potentially benefits both display giver and receiver ; if established territory owners ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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