All of the following are associated with intraspecific aggression in non-human animal populations EXCEPT

a. dispersal of a population of animals into new territories.
b. an enhanced probability that the genes of healthy vigorous individuals will be perpetuated.
c. increased flexibility of behavioral adaptations to new environments.
d. rivalry among males for mating opportunities.
e. cultural transmission of the effects of selection.


e. cultural transmission of the effects of selection.

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