Lecture 6 Flashcards
1
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R- selection
A
selection for the high population growth rate
2
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K - selection
A
selection for slower rates of increase
3
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Proximate causes
A
events that happen during lifetime that explain behavior
4
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Ultimate causes
A
evolutionary causes of behavior
5
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Behavior is influenced by
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genes and environmental conditions
6
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Optimal foraging theory
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if energy is in short supply & impacts animal fitness, selection should act on foraging behavior to increase efficiency
7
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Sexual selection
A
a process where individuals with certain characteristics gain an advantage over others of the same sex soley with respect to mating success
8
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Polygyny
A
one male mates with multiple females
9
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Polyandry
A
one female mates with multiple males
