WHAT IF? Suppose the digger wasp had returned to her original nest site,despite the pinecones having been moved. What alternative hypotheses mightyou propose regarding how the wasp finds her nest and why the pineconesdidn’t misdirect the wasp?

WHAT IF? Suppose the digger wasp had returned to her original nest site,despite the pinecones having been moved. What alternative hypotheses mightyou propose regarding how the wasp finds her nest and why the pineconesdidn’t misdirect the wasp?

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter53: Population Interactions And Community Ecology

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