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The Amount of Information That Can Be Transmitted During a Communication

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The amount of information that can be transmitted during a communication episode is known as ________.


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Eusocial Group

A hierarchical social structure seen in certain animals, like naked mole rats and bees, characterized by cooperative care of offspring and division of labor.

Monogamous

Pertaining to a mating system or relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time.

Monogamy Hypothesis

The theory that monogamy can evolve as a mating strategy that offers reproductive and survival benefits under certain environmental or social conditions.

Haplodiploidy Hypothesis

A theory related to social behavior in insects, suggesting that the unusual sex determination system of haplodiploidy contributes to the evolution of eusociality, especially in bees, ants, and wasps.

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