According to Gillis and Colleagues (2008), What Maintains the Behavioral

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Multiple Choice

According to Gillis and colleagues (2008) , what maintains the behavioral polymorphism observed in a partial migrant population of dippers?

• A) Migratory behavior is an evolutionary stable strategy in this population.
• B) Both migrants and residents had the same fitness.
• C) The behavioral polymorphism is based on a genetic polymorphism.
• D) Offspring learn the migratory behavior of their parents.
• E) Migratory behavior is condition-dependent.

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