John Hoogland (1998 ) studied Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) and observed that an increase in litter size was observed when females ________

A) chose males that were the largest in the colony
B) mated with more than one male
C) extended the time of copulation with individual males
D) established a large territory for mating


B

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