Which list best describes the advantages of social life for primates?
A) enhanced predator detection and defense; increased ability to compete for large food patches; regular reproductive opportunities
B) greater opportunities for socialization; predators more likely to be detected; predators less likely to detect primate prey
C) youngsters' behavior patterns develop without socialization pressures; freedom from the behavioral constraints of dominance relations
D) greater availability of mates; reduced need to share food with conspecifics; enhanced ability to drive off a predator
E) decreased competition for mates, increased need to share food with conspecifics, enhanced predator protection
A
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a. Jennifer Thompson of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas b. C. Loring Brace of the University of Michigan c. Barry Hewlett of Washington State University d. Jose Cuellar of San Francisco State University e. Don Johansson of University of Arizona
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What four principal patterns of religious organizations were identified by Wallace?
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