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Chapter 36.4, Problem 3MC
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The relationship between sexual dimorphism and mating systems.
Concept introduction:
Animals display diverse mating system. Some animals such as corals release their eggs and sperms into the environment while some other animals such as few birds form pairs that last for entire life.
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Ch. 36.1 - What is ethology?Ch. 36.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 5MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 36.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 36.5 - What are some benefits and costs of group living?Ch. 36.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 4MCCh. 36.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 1WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 36 - In the 1930s. the population geneticist J.B.S....Ch. 36 - Prob. 1PITCh. 36 - Prob. 2PITCh. 36 - Prob. 3PIT
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