BIOLOGY: LIFE ON EARTH-W/MASTERING ACCE
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Chapter 26, Problem 2AC
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The concept of dominance hierarchy and its role in social behavior with an example. Also illustrate using a human parallel if the two roles are similar or not. Also, the concept of territorial behavior using similar parallels.
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A dominance hierarchy is a type of hierarchy or ranking system through which animals try to minimalize conflict and distribute
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