Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
18th Edition
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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To explain: The reason due to which reproductive behavior and strategies are better known in birds than in any other vertebrate group.
Introduction: Birds show sexual reproduction with internal fertilization and direct development. Mating precedes courtship, and most of the parents are involved in rearing and nursing the young hatchlings.
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