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In species whose young are precocial, the father is more likely to be :
Answer: C
In species with precocial young, the father is more likely to be polygamous.
Precocial young, such as the chicks of fowl, ducks and many waders, hatch with open eyes and down and can walk and feed themselves almost at once. One parent, usually the female, can raise them alone, so the male gains more by seeking other mates than by staying to help, and polygyny is common.
Altricial young, helpless at hatching, need both parents to feed them, and that is where monogamy is most common, as in most songbirds. Polyandry describes a female with several males, not the father's strategy, and 'monoandrous' likewise describes a female mating with one male.
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