Fission-fusion is a social pattern in which:
A. individuals spend their time in various subgroups.
B. subadult males are in a subgroup separate from dominant males, females, and offspring.
C. dominant females stay in one subgroup and subordinate females in another subgroup.
D. dominant males stay in one subgroup and subordinate males in another subgroup.
Answer: A
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