Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To explain: The ways through which homology can be applied to study animal behavior.
Introduction: Homology refers to the presence of the same organs of different variety and functions in different organisms.
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