INTEGRATED PRINC.OF ZOOLOGY(LL)(FD)
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ISBN: 9781260704310
Author: HICKMAN
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL CUSTOM PUBLISHING
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Chapter 27, Problem 8RQ
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To list: The advantages provided to the birds through seasonal migration.
Introduction: Seasonal migration can be defined as the movement of birds from one habitat to another in response to seasonal changes. It allows a species to avoid the extreme winters of the southern hemisphere and survive in the summer habitat of the northern latitude.
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