Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 56.6, Problem 1SB
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The characteristics of a male that increases its attractiveness to a female in a monogamous species.
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Monogamous species are those in which one male is involved with a single female to produce offspring(s). The interactions between the offspring and the parents are governed by the reproductive activities of the male and the female.
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