Describe the adaptive significance of arrested development among wild orangutan males
What will be an ideal response?
Arrested development means that during puberty some orangutan males do not fully develop secondary sexual characteristics for sometimes as much as 10 years. This delay serves to make the males less threatening to other males (and so less involved in fighting and other stressful situations). In the end, these males show a large percentage of contribution to the gene pool.
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A. 84.5 million years ago B. 65.5 million years ago C. 52.5 million years ago D. 38.5 million years ago
What is meant by the term "well-founded fear"?
What will be an ideal response?
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. amount of genetic isolation b. amount of inflow from new genes c. reproductive capacity of the population d. development of sophisticated tools