When Graphing the Amount of Resources a Parent Invests in a Focal

question 34

Multiple Choice

When graphing the amount of resources a parent invests in a focal offspring against fitness costs to the parent and benefits to the offspring, what is the so-called zone of conflict?

• A) where parent-offspring conflict takes place
• B) where parents and offspring both benefit from decreasing allocation to the focal offspring
• C) where parents and offspring both benefit from increasing allocation to the focal offspring
• D) where b  c is maximized

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