final Flashcards
ultimate
why; why does a behavior exist?
survival function/ evolutionary history
proximate or ultimate:
is the behavior heritable, influenced by genes?
proximate
p or u
what is the evolutionary history and origin of the behavior?
ultimate
p or u
how do hormones influence behavior, and which ones?
proximate
p or u
how does the nervous system influence behavior?
proximate
how is behavior influenced by natural selection?
ultimate
p or u
is the behavior modifies by experience?
proximate
p or u
how does behavior affect survival and reproduction?
ultimate
highly inflexible stereotypes behavior patterns
fixed action patterns
eg. a goose that brings golf ball into it’s nest
behaviors that require no learning are
innate behaviors
altruism
a behavior that has a fitness cost to the individual exhibiting the behavior and a fitness benefit to the recipient of the behavior
Hamilton’s rule
Br > C
direct fitness
derived from an individual’s on own off spring
indirect fitness
derived from helping relatives produce more off spring than they could produce on their own
inclusive fitness
combination of direct and indirect fitness
eusociality
involuntary altruistic behavior (eg. bees)
piloting is..
the use of familiar landmarks
learned behaviors are…
more flexible
sign stimulus lead to…
fixed action patterns
the red spot on a mothers beak is a..
sign stimulus
Fixed action pattern to a red spot is…
pecking
innate behaviors are…
expressed in most individuals in a population
you can measure if something is genetic by…
- ) studying genes and alleles directly
2. ) studying resemblance among relatives
waves, fires, and trees falling are all examples of
disturbances
removal or covering of soil and soil community and organisms above the soil
primary succession
eg. receding glaciers, lava from volcanoes
does not remove all soil and soul organisms
secondary succession
eg. sand dunes and lakes that go dry
weedy species that can grow in highly disturbed areas
pioneering species
what’s special about pioneering species?
they devote much of their resources to reproduction ( not competition)
- small seeds, rapid growth, and short life spans
what are three types of species interactions for succession?
- facilitation
- tolerance
- inhibition
facilitation
presence of early species improves chances for later species
eg. soil stabilizing, nitrogen fixing
tolerance
presence if a species does not affect subsequent species
inhibition
presence of a species reduces a chance of later species
eg. shades out or produces toxic chemicals
takes into account the number of species — golf course and tropical rain Forrest could be the same
species richness
takes into account prevalence. tropical rain Forrest > gulf course
species diversity
large islands have…
more species than small islands
the species on small islands are…
more prone to extinction
the effects of keystone species are…
disproportionately large relative to abundance or biomass
eg. wolves but not oak trees
range of conditions where we find an organism in the absence of predators or competition
fundamental niche
the niche in the presence if predation and competition
realized niche
niche differentiation
much partitioning
( two over lapping niches become separate)
how does natural selection play a role in niche differentiation?
natural selection deacons individuals who do not compete — leads to— character displacement
aposematism
toxic
mullerian mimicry occurs when..
they are ALL poisonous!!
Batesian mimicry
some poisonous and others are copy cats!
physiological or developmental (growth) response to predation and herbivory
inducible defenses
a top down control’s effect on plants looks like:
predators limiting herbivore populations
bottom up control of plants looks like
- plants limit herbivore populations through poor nutrients and chemical or physical defenses
proximate
how; how does a behavior work?
immediate stimuli
development
what is a risk of predation?
chance x predation
the optimal time in a patch
maximizes the difference between cost and benefit
population ecology measures
distribution and abundance
ordered or uniform distribution has
variance/ mean
random distribution has
variance/ mean =1
clumped distribution has
variance/ mean»_space;1
where do we expect to see ordered distribution?
when there is direction competition/ territories
eg plants releasing chemicals to keep other plants away or fish defending nests of territories
when do we expected to see clumped distribution?
when the resources themselves are clumped
total population equals
number of first sample marked x total captured the second time / number in second sample that were captured before
– & – lead to population growth
birth and immigration
– & – lead to population decline
deaths and emigration
generation time
average time between mothers and daughters first off spring
what is replacement rate?
on average 2 children per mother
an example of type one survivorship
humans
an example of type three survivorship
Mosquitos
an example of type two survivorship
squirrels
‘r’ selected has
low survivorship and high fecundity
k selected has
high survivorship and low fecundity
as fast as a population can grow in unlimited conditions
intrinsic rate of growth ( r max)
eg. women having 12 kids
equation for growth rate for generations
( initial population size) ( 1 + rate) ^t
instantaneous growth rate often..
change with density
what happens if N is small?
the population will grow at an intrinsic rate of growth
what happens when N
the population will grow
what happens when N > K?
the population will shrink
what happens when N=K?
the population will neither grow nor shrink
the immigration rate — as the number of species increases
decreases
more species means these species are..
more likely to go extinct
the TOTAL chemical energy produced in a given area in a given time
Gross Primary Productivity (GPP)
chemical potential energy STORED as biomass
Net Primary Productivity (NPP)
when changes in high topic levels influence tropic levels toe or more links away
trophic cascade
organisms that are ‘k’ selected…
tend to be near carrying capacity often
metapopulations
consist of two or more subpopulations
a source
provides individuals
a sink
gains individuals
some subpopulations might go
locally extinct
lynx populations
follow hare’s populations
the relationship of individuals in a species to all aspects of their biotic and abiotic environment
niche
when one species drives the other locally extinct
competitive exclusion
the range if conditions where we find an organism in the absence of predators or competition
fundamental niche
the niche in the presence of predation and competition
realized niche
prokaryotic organisms have/ are
- single celled
- lack nuclear envelope & membrane bound organelles
- circular DNA
plasmodium reproduce — in humans
asexually
mitosis only
plasmodium produce — in Mosquitos
sexually
meiosis followed by mitosis
eukaryotes are the combination if archaea and bacteria(mitochondria)
endosymbiosis theory
mitochondrial genes where likely derived from
protobacteria
gametophytes are
haploid
gametophytes produce
gametes
sporophytes are
diploid
sporophytes produce
spores
spores produces
gametophytes
protists are
all eukaryotes except for fungi, animals, and land plants
protists are what type of group?
paraphyletic