Ultimate causation provides the evolutionary explanation for why a behavior occurs, focusing on its survival and reproductive benefits or evolutionary significance.
La causación última explica el "por qué" de un comportamiento, es decir, su beneficio para la supervivencia y reproducción o su significado evolutivo.
| Front | ultimate causation |
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| Back | The evolutionary explanation of “why” a behavior (or other aspect of an organism’s biology) occurs, that is, the benefit to survival and reproduction or the evolutionary significance of the behavioral act. |
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