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 38, Problem 5RQ
Populations of independently living (unitary) animals have a characteristic age structure, sex ratio, and growth rate. However, these properties are difficult to measure for modular animals. Why?
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Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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