Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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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 36, Problem 13RQ
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To determine: The differences between reciprocal altruism from the kin selection.
Introduction: The theory of reciprocal altruism provides an additional basis for explaining the occurrence of altruistic behaviors among both related and non-related individuals.
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To explain: The ways by which vampire bats show reciprocal altruism.
Introduction: In reciprocal altruism, two individuals act to benefit each other. Studies performed by Gerard Wilkinson show that vampire bats exhibit reciprocal altruism through food sharing.
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