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 describe: The selective advantages of ritualized display over fight-to-death encounters, to both winners and losers, that take place within social groups to establish dominance.
Introduction: A ritualized display is the behavior that has been made increasingly effective in enabling communication between organisms through evolution. In this process, a simple trait becomes more intensive, inconspicuous, and precise and also aid in reducing misunderstanding.
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