In Social Groups in Which There Is Mate Guarding

question 24

Multiple Choice

In social groups in which there is mate guarding,

• A) females groom males more frequently.
• B) males have little parental investment.
• C) extrapair copulations result in a percentage of offspring.
• D) genetic testing has shown it is effective against extrapair copulation.

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