An Example(s) That Illustrate(s) Natural Selection Acting on Behavioral Traits

question 11

Multiple Choice

An example(s) that illustrate(s) natural selection acting on behavioral traits that benefit individuals include(s)

• A)the effect of oxytocin on vole reproductive behavior.
• B)the different responses of young coastal and inland garter snakes to banana slugs.
• C)courtship behavior in sage grouses.
• D)the nest-decorating behavior of starlings.
• E)all of these.

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