Willis and Dill (2007) observed Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) to determine whether or not mate guarding occurs in this species. To do so, they compared the behavior of 18 male-female pairs with that of 24 male-male interacting pairs and found that
A) male-female pairs were less likely to surface at the same time than were members of male-male pairs.
B) male-female pairs were more likely than male-male pairs to join other individuals.
C) members of male-female pairs maintained shorter distances between one another than did male-male pairs.
D) when paired with a female, males were less likely to respond aggressively to approaches by other adult males.
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