Multiple Choice
What is the major problem associated with the application of optimality theory to the study of animal behavior?
A) It is virtually impossible to find a common unit in which to translate all costs and benefits.
B) It is easy to measure the benefits of a behavior but very difficult to measure its costs.
C) It is not possible to determine the number of offspring that might have existed if the parent had behaved in a different fashion.
D) all of the above.
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