Question 34

(Multiple Choice)

Suppose you are studying a species of primate. The female primates generally live in 5-km2 home ranges that overlap very little with neighboring home range territories. The primates can travel up to 5 km in one day and both males and females care for young. Which type of breeding system is most likely under these circumstances?


A) Monogamy
B) Polyandry
C) Polygyny
D) Promiscuity

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