Final

Question 1

The study of incidence and control of disease and epidemics

Answer 1

Epidemiology

Question 2

Pattern of disease in time and space

Answer 2

Occurrence

Question 3

Proportion or percent infected at a given time

Answer 3

Prevalence

Question 4

Number of new cases per unit time at a place

Answer 4

Incidence

Question 5

Extent of resistance, immunity, or lack thereof

Answer 5

Susceptibility

Question 6

Speed and severity of symptoms

Answer 6

Virulence

Question 7

Persistent, moderate, steady disease occurrance

Answer 7

Enzootic

Question 8

Outbreaks, pulses in disease occurrence

Answer 8

Epizootic

Question 9

An animal that physically carries a disease agent from host to host

Answer 9

Vector

Question 10

The spread of disease from infectious to susceptible hosts

Answer 10

Transmission

Question 11

Parent to offspring disease transmission

Answer 11

Vertical transmission

Question 12

Disease transmission between individuals of the same cohort

Answer 12

Horizontal transmission

Question 13

A host that sustains a disease agent

Answer 13

Reservoir

Question 14

• Lyme disease
• Avian botulism
• Rock mountain spotted fever
• Botulism
• These are examples of:

Answer 14

-Bacterial diseases

Question 15

• Botfly
• Tapeworms
• Sarcoptic mange
• These are example of

Answer 15

-Parasitic diseases

Question 16

• The number one vector-borne disease of humans in North America
• Vector=ticks

Answer 16

-Lyme disease

Question 17

• Rabies
• West nile virus
• Myxomatosis

Answer 17

-Viral disease

Question 18

-Snake Fungal Disease
>Chytrid fungus
>White-nose Syndrome
>Colony Collapse Disorder?

Answer 18

Fungal diseases

Question 19

> Mad Cow Disease (BSE)

>Chronic Wasting Disease

Answer 19

Prion diseases

Question 20

An animal disease that is transmissible to humans

Answer 20

Zoonosis

Question 21

A pollutant from power plant emissions that negatively impacts songbirds, waterfowl, and possibly bats

Answer 21

Mercury

Question 22

A bacterial agent that causes typhus and spotted fever

Answer 22

Rickettsia

Question 23

Ingestion of this type of shot by wildlife bioaccumulates and causes weakness, paralysis, and inability to fly

Answer 23

Lead

Question 24

Exclusive association with a single member of the opposite sex
>90% avian spp, ~5% of mammals

Answer 24

Monogamy

Question 25

Male forms monogamous pair bond in absence of other mating opportunities; rarely spend time together

Answer 25

Facultative monogamy

Question 26

Females cannot rear young without help

Answer 26

Obligate monogamy

Question 27

Copulations with individuals other than social partner; increases male fitness

Answer 27

Extra-pair copulations

Question 28

One male mates with several females | >Sometimes sex ratio is male-biased

Answer 28

Polygyny

Question 29

Males gather to display for females; neither females nor resources dependable

Answer 29

Lek Polygyny

Question 30

One female mates with several males | >More than 2 parents needed to raise young

Answer 30

Polyandry

Question 31

The science of conducting research and developing theory to guide restoration efforts

Answer 31

restoration ecology

Question 32

A factor in the environment we plan to manage that influences current and possible future colonization and species composition

Answer 32

filter

Question 33

Occurs in entirely new undeveloped areas | >Volcanic eruption, rocky islands

Answer 33

Primary succession

Question 34

Redevelopment after a disturbance

Answer 34

Secondary succession

Question 35

Seres

Answer 35

different community types

Question 36

Releasing animals where they have never existed

Answer 36

Introduction

Question 37

Releasing captive born animals where they once existed and no longer do

Answer 37

Reintroduction

Question 38

Moving wild born animals from one place to another

Answer 38

Translocation

Question 39

The use of quantitative methods to predict likely future status of a population

Answer 39

Population viability analysis

Question 40

Top-down regulations, wildlife officials know whats best

Answer 40

Expert authority approach

Question 41

Managers welcome stakeholder input but don't specifically seek it >Implied that if stakeholders don't speak up they're not invested in outcome

Answer 41

Passive-receptive approach

Question 42

Managers actively seek stakeholder input to inform an anticipated management decision

Answer 42

Inquisitive approach

Question 43

Encourages two-way conversation between stakeholder group and manager, but not between different stakeholder groups

Answer 43

Intermediary approach

Question 44

Stakeholders interact in multi-way dialogue with each other and managers

Answer 44

Transactional approach

Question 45

Responsibility for management is shared among a network of stakeholder groups

Answer 45

Co-managerial approach

Question 46

>What stimuli elicit the behavior? | >What are the genetic, physiological, and anatomical factors that influence behavior?

Answer 46

Proximate analysis

Question 47

>What is the adaptive significance of a particular behavior? | >Does that behavior maximize fitness?

Answer 47

Ultimate analysis