Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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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 identify: The reasons due to which the strict dichotomy of “nature versus nurture” controversy does not exist.
Introduction: The stereotypical behaviors of animals suggest that these are either inherited or innate behavior. These two factors are, however, not mutually exclusive. Several preprogrammed behaviors appear suddenly in the ontogeny of an animal, and these cannot be distinguished from the similar behavior of the older and experienced individuals of the species.
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