The Cooperative Breeding System of Primates Such as Marmosets and Tamarins

question 2

Multiple Choice

The cooperative breeding system of primates such as marmosets and tamarins can be explained by

• A) chimerism, which increases fraternal twins' inclusive fitness when they help raise one another's offspring.
• B) helpers who care for the offspring of the breeding pair, although the helpers are usually not related to them.
• C) the fact that mothers sometimes allow their daughters to breed.
• D) mutualism between the nonbreeding helpers.

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Definitions:

Functional Autonomy

A principle in psychology where behaviors that were once driven by one motive become independent and are pursued for their own sake.

Cardinal Traits

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The level of functional autonomy that relates to our values, self-image, and lifestyle.