Dr Wigand Studies the Use of Alarm Calls in a Population

question 203

Multiple Choice

Dr. Wigand studies the use of alarm calls in a population of vervet monkeys. She presents the monkeys with different types of predators (e.g., leopard, snake, hawk) and records their vocalizations. What should Dr. Wigand expect to find when she analyzes the alarm calls?

• A) Vervet monkeys only produce alarm calls for the most threatening of the predators.
• B) Vervet monkeys appear to use different alarm calls for different predators.
• C) Vervet monkeys use the same alarm call for all different types of predators.
• D) Vervet monkeys produce alarm calls based on distance to the predator.

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