Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Social behavior, that is, living in groups, is prevailing in various species. It may be in small family groups or large groups of related individuals as well as of unrelated individuals. The benefit of this is division of labor such as foraging, defense among members, and chances of better survival.
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