A research study quantifies the fitness of individuals that defend territories of different size and finds that individuals that defend a territory of 10 m2 have the highest fitness. This is an example of:
A) Use of parsimony to explain territorial behavior
B) A proximate explanation of territorial behavior
C) Use of the comparative method to understand territorial behavior
D) An ultimate explanation of territorial behavior
E) Phylogenetic analysis of territorial behavior
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