Smaller Seed-Eating Birds Select Smaller Seeds Than Larger Seed-Eating Birds

question 22

Multiple Choice

Smaller seed-eating birds select smaller seeds than larger seed-eating birds do. 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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