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... males . What the dominant male provides for his prospective mate is a territory , a specific ecological niche that is more suit- able for rearing offspring than that afforded the loser . Given the odds , the better the location on a ...
... males . What the dominant male provides for his prospective mate is a territory , a specific ecological niche that is more suit- able for rearing offspring than that afforded the loser . Given the odds , the better the location on a ...
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... male versus male or female versus male or female ) , their violent activity most always ended short of the death of the weaker party , though occasionally severe wounding might prove accidentally fatal . He ascribed this " fail - safe ...
... male versus male or female versus male or female ) , their violent activity most always ended short of the death of the weaker party , though occasionally severe wounding might prove accidentally fatal . He ascribed this " fail - safe ...
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... male - female bond with the intent of procreation ought not to be intruded upon from without . Chauvinistic as it may appear , it remains an undeniable truth : A male is only certain that his mate's offspring are his , if he is certain ...
... male - female bond with the intent of procreation ought not to be intruded upon from without . Chauvinistic as it may appear , it remains an undeniable truth : A male is only certain that his mate's offspring are his , if he is certain ...
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In Search of the Beast | 31 |
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