Chapter 7 Flashcards
1
Q
Polygynous
A
Refers to a social group that includes one adult male, several adult females, and their offspring
2
Q
Polyandrous
A
Refers to a social group that includes one reproductively active female, several adult males, and their offspring
3
Q
Monogamous
A
Refers to a social group that includes an adult male, an adult female, and their offspring
4
Q
Sexual Selection
A
The frequency of traits that change due to those traits’ attractiveness to members of the opposite sex
5
Q
Infanticide
A
The killing of a juvenille
6
Q
Altruistic
A
Refers to a behavior that benefits others while being a disadvantage to the individual
7
Q
Kin Selection
A
Altruistiv behaviors tht increase the donor’s inclusive fitness, that is, the fitness of the donor’s relatives
