Campbell Biology
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Author: Urry
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Chapter 53.4, Problem 3CC
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To explain: The reproductive trade off in mice that abandon their young ones in the situation of stress.
Concept introduction: Trade-off is a situational decision that involves losing or retreating one quality, quantity or property in order to gain the other aspects. In the evolutionary prospect the trade-off, in which the process of natural and sexual selection are in reference as the definitive critical factors.
In the case of mice that experiences stress such as food shortage. In such situation they abandon their offspring.
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