2.4 Sex and Behaviour

Question 1

Monogamy

Answer 1

The mating of a pair of animals to the exclusion of all others

Question 2

Polygamy

Answer 2

When individuals of one sex have more than one mate

Question 3

Polygyny

Answer 3

One male mates exclusively with a group of females in the same breeding season

Question 4

Polyandry

Answer 4

One female mates with a number of males in the same breeding season

Question 5

Courtship

Answer 5

Behaviour that leads to breeding success

Question 6

Species-Specific Sign Stimuli

Answer 6

Features or actions that indicates intent, often to start courtship

Question 7

Fixed Action Patterns

Answer 7

Species-specific sequences of behaviour in which one behaviour leads to the next

Question 8

Female Choice

Answer 8

Involves females assessing honest signals of the fitness of males, often during courtship behaviour

Question 9

Honest Signals

Answer 9

Indicate favourable alleles that increase fitness or a low parasite burden suggesting a healthy individual.