Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 16.3, Problem 1TC
If we studied a population of bighorn sheep and were able to identify the father and mother of each lamb born, would you predict that the difference in number of offspring between the most reproductively successful adult and the least successful adult would be greater for males or for females?
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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