Male Australian bowerbirds build and decorate elaborate structures, called bowers, out of grasses and other vegetation. If we want to understand how this behavior promotes a male bowerbird's ability to survive and reproduce, we want to understand its:

A. causation.
B. development.
C. adaptive function.
D. evolutionary history.
E. genetic basis.


C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What will be an ideal response?

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