Which of the Following Treatments Is Most Likely to Prevent

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following treatments is most likely to prevent pair-bonding in a population of prairie voles?

• A) disrupting the normal mating system by introducing meadow voles to a prairie vole population
• B) administering a drug that inhibits the vasopressin receptor gene
• C) dying the coat color from brown to blond in either male or female prairie voles
• D) allowing the population size to reach critically low levels

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