You Collect Giving-Up Density Data from Three Identical Patches That

question 13

Multiple Choice

You collect giving-up density data from three identical patches that are spaced 5 m apart in the environment at locations A, B, and C. Patch A is harvested to the lowest GUD, while patches B and C are harvested to the same higher GUD. What can you conclude from these data?

• A) Foraging costs are lowest at location A
• B) Foraging costs are highest at location A
• C) Foraging costs are highest at location B
• D) Foraging costs are highest at location C
• E) Foraging costs are the same at all locations

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