A Seed-Eating Bird Forages in Groups with Competitive Companions

question 21

Multiple Choice

A seed-eating bird forages in groups with competitive companions. A behavioral biologist who is formulating a hypothesis is likely to consider this an example of

• A) game theory.
• B) optimality theory.
• C) group selection theory.
• D) conditional strategy theory.

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