Which Species Would Likely Display Aggressive Territorial Behavior

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which species would likely display aggressive territorial behavior?

• A) Herbivores whose food plants are widely distributed across the landscape
• B) Tuna that feed on smaller fish in the open ocean
• C) Species in which the costs of food defense are higher than the benefits
• D) A species whose food can be economically defended
• E) A predator whose prey species undergoes dramatic fluctuations in abundance

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