CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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Chapter 35, Problem 10TYK
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To hypothesize: The advantages that might be there for the helper scrub jays that assist mated pairs of birds in raising their young ones instead of seeking their own territories and mates. Test the hypothesis and also identify the results that are expected from the test.
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The helper birds lack the territories and partners of their own so that they help the other birds who own the territories to gather food for their offspring.
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