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The whole passage is about how a male bird tries to woo a female bird. So, the meaning of courtship can be understood. Had the question asked ‘Jackdaw's courtship behaviour’, the answer would have been option (b), but here it just asks ‘courtship behaviour’ so the correct option in this case is option (d).

In this case, you need to understand the primary purpose of the paragraph. The paragraph provides details about the courtship behaviour of Jackdaws. The author says this is parallel with that of humans. He is comparing a single aspect of male human and male Jackdaw behaviour. This helps us identify option (C) as the correct answer.

Consciously strained here is being used to describe the moves of the Jackdaw, which are purposeful to attract the female.

As he tries to attract the females of his species, the Jackdaw picks up fights. The answer can be taken from this line: He provokes the other Jackdaws continually if the female Jackdaw is looking on and he purposefully becomes embroiled in conflicts with otherwise deeply respected superiors.

In the last line the author highlights that the nesting place is the most important factor when a Jackdaw tries to attract females of his species.