Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27, Problem 14RQ
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To define: The terms precocial and altricial as these relate to birds.
Introduction: The newly hatched birds of different bird species have different developmental states. The young ones either leave their nest shortly after birth or they are incapable of moving soon after birth and need to be nursed.
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