Question

Male Australian bowerbirds build and decorate elaborate structures, called bowers, out of grasses and other vegetation. If we want to understand the physiological mechanism behind this behavior, we want to understand its____________.A. adaptive function.B. development.C. causation and development.D. evolutionary history.E. causation.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option E. "causation".

Step-by-step explanation:

Causation is defined as the relation that exist between cause and effect, or what event lead to the development of another. In this example, the causation of the way that Australian bowers were developed will be the understanding of the physiological mechanism behind them. Therefore, in this study we want to understand the Australian bowers causation.