Biology: Concepts and Investigations
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 36.4, Problem 5MC
Summary Introduction
To determine:
In what way the observations of reproductive behavior in nonhuman animals enable researchers to make predictions about humans.
Concept introduction:
The human sexual behavior varies greatly from one person to another, but is quite possible to use the knowledge about reproductive behavior of non-human animals to make prediction about the humans. Evolutionary biologists and psychologists can then test the predictions by gathering data from human population.
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Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 36.1 - What is ethology?Ch. 36.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 5MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 3MC
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