Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26.5, Problem 2TC
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The differences between the two species methods of searching for food, and female dogs use a pheromone to signal readiness to mate, but female mandrills signal mating readiness with visual signals
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Signals are generated by one organism to communicate with other organism and this process is called as communication. Signals are used to change the behavior of organisms in response to external or internal stimuli.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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