Contest resolution that is mediated by harmless, non-contact threat displays a D

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Contest resolution that is mediated by harmless, non-contact threat displays a Darwinian puzzle because:

a. The winners of these interactions have nevertheless expended time and energy asserting control of the resources they secure by winning.

b. The losers of these interactions concede defeat without actual fighting and thereby prematurely give up resources that would raise their fitness.

c. The winners of these interactions would benefit from injuring or killing those competitors that will again return to challenge them for key resources.

d. The loser’s refusal to fight strips the species of the means by which it could remove excess individuals from the population.

Explanation / Answer

b. The losers of these interactions concede defeat without actual fighting and thereby prematurely give up resources that would raise their fitness.

In contest resolution, no interactions takes place between the winner and the loser species. As loser species doesnot compete for survival, their fitness level will decline leading to their extinction.

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