Biology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188121
Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 55.6, Problem 1CC
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To explain: The reason that D. ministra caterpillars congregate in clusters.
Introduction: The behavioral pattern of benefiting other organisms selflessly is termed as altruism. Only some organisms show this kind of behavior. However, the majority of animals have a selfish nature. Scientists have proposed a number of theories to describe the presence of altruism in the environment. These theories are: natural selection, kin selection, and so on.
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