Campbell Biology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText - Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) slash acorns in storage holes they drill in trees. When these woodpeckers breed the offspring from previous years often help with parental duties. Activities of these nonbreeding helpers include intubating eggs and defending stashed acorns. Propose some questions about the proximate and ultimate causation of these behaviors that a behavioral biologist could ask.
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Campbell Biology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText - Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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