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ISBN: 9781260487947
Author: BROOKER
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 55, Problem 2COQ
Summary Introduction
To determine: The influence on the colony’s eusociality if a bumblebee queen mates with two males, instead of one.
Introduction: The observable response of an organism towards external or the internal stimulus is known as its behaviour. The contribution of behaviour towards survival and reproduction of an organism is referred to as behavioural ecology. Eusociality is the most common behaviour observed in bees.
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Ch. 55.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 55.1 - Core Skill: Connections Look ahead to Figure...Ch. 55.1 - Prob. 2CSCh. 55.1 - Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds nests, so...Ch. 55.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 55.2 - Prob. 1EQCh. 55.2 - Prob. 2EQCh. 55.2 - Prob. 3EQCh. 55.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 55.5 - Prob. 1CC
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