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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 26.7, Problem 2CYL
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Some hypothesis for the evolution of cooperation in animal societies.
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Evolution is defined as the change in heritable characteristics of an individual in a population over successive generation. It is the result of natural selection, mutation, hybridization and inbreeding.
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