Why Are Frog Calls Generally More Useful in Phylogenetic Analysis

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Multiple Choice

Why are frog calls generally more useful in phylogenetic analysis than bird songs?

• A) Bird songs are more complicated than frog calls, and thus they violate the principle of parsimony.
• B) Bird songs contain less information than frog calls.
• C) Bird songs tend to be genetically inherited, whereas frog calls tend to be culturally inherited.
• D) Bird songs tend to be culturally inherited, whereas frog calls tend to be genetically inherited.
• E) Frog calls are louder than bird songs.

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