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After: 0 pt Position Wrap Bring Send Selection Align Group Rotate Text Forward Backward Pane 2 A gray wolf (Canis lupus) pack in the wilds of Belarus is composed of the following pack members: 1. 1 alpha male 1 alpha female 1 older subordinate male 1 older subordinate female 4 female pups 2 male pups The older subordinate female stays to help the alpha female raise pups rather than go out and reproduce on her own. Subordinate wolf pack members are offspring of the alpha mating pair. Wolf litter size is 6.25+1.45 pups per reproductive event. Calculate the cost/benefit ratio given the subordinate female's decision to stay.(10 points) a. Focus rds X English (US)

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Given that the litter size of the pups = 6.25±1.45.

So the benefit of the available pups due to sy=urvival as a result of good care by older subordinate will be = 30(female pup) + 6(alpha female) = 36

while the cost for this is 6(older subordinate female)

so the benefit/ cost raio = sum of total benefit at present/ sum of total cost at present

= 36/6 =6

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