Parental care of offspring:a

for many animals has a lower cost than benefit.
b. results in a decreased probability that each offspring will survive.
c. is more common in species in which the female produces two or more times during a
breeding season.
d. is more common among male animals than among females.
e. is more common among male fishes


E

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