Kirk's Dik-Dik Is a Small African Antelope That Usually Forms

question 19

Multiple Choice

Kirk's dik-dik is a small African antelope that usually forms male-female pairs. If males are experimentally removed from pairs, females wander from their territories into the territories of other males. This finding supports the

• A) mate limitation hypothesis.
• B) mate guarding hypothesis.
• C) mate assistance hypothesis.
• D) infanticide hypothesis.

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