Recent Studies on Kin Recognition Have Found That Age May

question 3

Multiple Choice

Recent studies on kin recognition have found that age may provide a good proxy measure of paternal kinship in

• A) monogamous species.
• B) species where one male dominates mating activity in a group.
• C) groups with polygynous mating strategies.
• D) polyandrous groups.

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