Mate guarding is a reproductive tactic that functions to:
a. reduce paternity uncertainty.
b. increase the female's investment in the offspring.
c. reduce the male's reproductive investment.
d. reduce the female's fitness.
e. increase the number of mates to which a male has access.
Ans: a. reduce paternity uncertainty.
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