A study on reproductive success showed a positive relationship between hatching failure and F, the coefficient of inbreeding, for a population of chickadees in northern Maine. This relationship is best explained by which consequence of inbreeding? Number of eggs that fail to hatch 21 da 7/8 1 Inbreeding coefficient (F) Inbreeding depression O Increased phenotypic variation Decreased paternal care O Increased heterozygosity

A study on reproductive success showed a positive relationship between hatching failure and F, the coefficient of inbreeding, for a population of chickadees in northern Maine. This relationship is best explained by which consequence of inbreeding? Number of eggs that fail to hatch 21 da 7/8 1 Inbreeding coefficient (F) Inbreeding depression O Increased phenotypic variation Decreased paternal care O Increased heterozygosity

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305073951

Author:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter43: Animal Behavior

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