Tawny owls (Strix aluco) pair-bond for life, with both members of a pair living and hunting in

adjacent, well-defined territories. Their reproduction is regulated in accordance with the resources,
especially the food supply, present in their territories. Tawny owls can best described as:
a. r strategists.
b. K strategists.
c. fecundists.
d. life historists.
e. scramblers


B

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