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1
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Taxon

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Taxonomical unit

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Taxonomy (3)

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AKA Systematics,
theory/ technique of naming
describing
classifying organisms

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Taxonomic ‘classes’

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Phylum, Class, Order, family, genus, species

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Vertebrate Taxonomy (3)

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chordata, craniata, vertebrata

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list of Amniotic classes

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Reptiles, birds, mammals

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Amniote def’n

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Hard shell, or gestation sac

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Anamniotic classes

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Amphibians, Osteichthyes, Chondrichthyes, Agnathans

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Anamniote Def’n

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Soft shell (porous)

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Homeothermic organisms

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Birds, Mammals

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Pilkiothermic Organisms

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Reptiles, Amphibians, Osteichthyes, Chondrichthyes, Agnathans

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Sauropsida (+ the other name)

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Diapsida, Birds + Reptiles

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Squamata

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Snakes + Lizards

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Lepidosauria

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Squamata + Sphenodontida

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Ancestral divergence of major classes

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Fish to Amphibians to Ancestral Reptiles To split
One: Mammals diverged
Two: Modern Reptiles + Birds

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Amphibian Orders

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Anoura: Frogs + Toads
Urodela: Salamander
Gymnophiona: Worm-like ‘caecilians’

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Amphibian Ancestry

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Lungfish

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Reptilian orders

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Chelonia: Turtles
Lepidosauria: Squamata + Rhynchocephalia (Tuataras)
Archosauria: Crocodiles, etc…

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Mammalian subclasses

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Prototheria: Echidna + Platypus, egg-laying mammals
Metatheria: Marsupials
Eutheria: Placentals

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Mammalian Skull Type

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Synapsid

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Eutheria perspectives: Primates

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Former: Prosimii + Anthropoidea
Anthropoidea: Platyrhini (new world monkeys) + Caterhinii (old word monkeys

New Perspective: Strepsirhini (nocturnal) + Haplorhini (modern)

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Eutheria Perspectives: Carnivora

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Former: Pinnipeds + Fissipeds

Modern: Dog-like + Cat-like

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Eutheria Prospective: Rodentia

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Former: Mouse-like+ Squirrel-like + Porcupine-like

Modern: Mouse-like & squirrel-like + Porcupine-like

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Animal Behaviour: Study Interests (4)

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  • Interests in Taxon
  • Interest in Patterns
  • Interest in processes
  • Interest in more broad questions (development)
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Animal Behaviour Approaches (3)

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  • Conceptual Approaches: how processes work
  • Empirical Approaches: Experimental
  • Theoretical Approaches: theory (mathematical)
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25
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Tinbergen legs of Animal Behaviour

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Immediate causation, mechanisms
Evolution
Function
Development

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Biological questions (2 approaches)

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Proximal: Look at here and now (physiological, cognitive, social) (How)

Distal: Looks at how organisms got there (evolution, ancestral) (why)

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Sub-categotes of biological questions (2)

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Proximate: Causation and development (How)

Ultimate: Evolution and Function (why)

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Dimensions of Analysis (12)

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How things can interact:

Ecosystem, inter-species, species, population, group, pair, individual, system, organ, tissue, cell, molecular

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Dimension of Analysis: 4 ways to look at these

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  • control mechanisms/ immediate causation (sensory, motor, endocrine, cognition
  • Development + Genetics
  • Evolution/ Phylogeny (history)
  • Function/ Development (shaping of behaviour)
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30
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Fields in Animal Behaviour (3+*)

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Psychology
Biology
Anthropology (primatology)
Peripheral Interests (social science, neuroscience, computer science)

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Animal Behaviour Applications

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Animal training
aquaculture/ zootech
animal science
Veterinary
Pet therapy
conservation
pest control
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Comparative Psychology

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animal behaviour form a psychological perspective

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Comparative Psychology: focus (5)

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physiology
development
Social behaviour
animal learning 
cognition
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Comparative Psychology: How to study Animal Behaviour (3)

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Experimental method
lab studies
hypothetico-deductive approach

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Ethology Def’n

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systematic, direct observation and description of animal behaviour in natural or semi-natural environments

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Ethology: Focus (3)

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Innate behaviours
species-specific behaviours
Patterns

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Ethology: Criticisms (2)

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Neglect covert processes (more complex) ie. it simplifies

No experimental controls

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Ethology: Approaches (2)

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Inductive: Observation and theory making
Idiographic: Small research/ case studies, generalize based on few observations

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39
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Sociobiology Creator

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EO Wilson

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Sociobiology: Focus (3*)

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Using evolutionary Biology:
Ecology
Genetics
Population biology

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Sociobiology: Similarities (2)

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Hybrid to Ethology

Overlap with Behavioural Ecology ( sometimes a sub-category)

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Behavioural ecology Def’n

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Look at values of behaviours for survival

huge focus on survival

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Behavioural Ecology: Areas of Study (5)

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Energy budget 
Interaction between social behaviour and habitat
foraging strategies
Reproductive strategies
Game Theory model
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Ethology Vs. Behavioural Ecology: differences in study

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Behavioural: strategies and environment
Ethology: tactics, behaviour/actions (more mechanistic)

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Fixed Action Patterns (FAPs) : Def’n, stimulation

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Innate actions with a specific pattern that occur in a variety of organisms (each species with specific FAPs)
Stimulation can be internal or an external stimulus (a trigger and often specific), action never varies
All or nothing action: once commenced it cannot stop

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Reflex vs. FAPs

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Reflex: sensory input causes a motor output

FAP: Sensory input, combined with central input causes a pattern

47
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FAPs: More advanced versions

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MAPs + Action Sequences

FAPs are more simplistic versions

48
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Action Sequence (3)

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complex
much less innate (can be stopped or paused)
Predictable (most of the time)

49
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Hoarding & Caching (2 Types)

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Larder: Hoarding close to home
Scatter: All over

This is an action dog-like carnivores do, will occur very predictably but often can be in strange cases (when there is no dirt)

50
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Hoarding & Caching: Steps (3)

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Carry + Site Inspection
Pawing + Digging
Tamping + Scooping

51
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Vole FAPs

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Cleaning is an FAP

Will not stop even when predator stimulus is present

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FAPs and Evolution

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More FAPs does not indicate less evolution

53
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FAPs: Pros + Cons

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Advantages: Simple automated actions are simple

Disadvantages: can be wasteful (energy + time)

54
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Issues with FAPs (3)

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How innate/ instinctual are they?
Predictability: FAPs must adhere to rules due to predictability (known as syntax)
Context: occurs for specific reasons (Semantics)

55
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Observational Research: Issues (2)

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Bias or misinterpretation if guess behavioural action

Bias when recording

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Observational Research: Issues (3 fancy words)

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Amphibologic: Behaviour/ categories ambiguous (context of an action is essential to come up with a theory, etc…
Autochthonous: Behaviour activated by own drive
Allochthonous: Not activated by drive (done but does not help survival, like play)

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Observational Research: Issues (2 examples)

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Differential observability: Individuals, groups, species, etc… not being observed equally (some are being seen more than others, maybe some hiding)

Identification of subjects: sometimes very hard (cant be sexed, etc…)

58
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Field Vs. Lab Research: Pros/ Cons (5)

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Field:
Ecological validity
Cannot control variables 
Cannot control subjects
No environmental control 
No control of daily actions (timing, access, schedules, etc..)

In the lab it is exactly opposite

59
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Comparative Studies: Def’n

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Focus on explicit trait comparisons (between two groups)
between species, genera, taxa, etc….
Often compare adaptive behaviours

60
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Comparative Studies: Methods (4)

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Correlational
Experimental
Observational
Hybrid

61
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Comparative Studies: How to compare and contrast (2 terms)

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Convergence: Homology (ancestral link)

Divergence: Homoplasy/analogy (no ancestral link)

62
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Comparative Studies: Approaches (3)

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Evolutionary: Assume ancestry and focus on homology (taxonomical tool)
Non-Evolutionary: Assume analogous and explore behaviour across species (study Reproductive isolating mechanisms)
August-Krogh Principle: Use an organism and an example (solve/ question common issue using model organisms)
(woodpecker + concussions or Sharks+ Cancer)

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Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms (5)

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Chromosomal (wrong numbers) 
Mechanical (size issues) 
Bio-rhythmical (mating seasons off)
Ecological (different habitats)
Behavioural (cannot recognize specific mate-recognition systems)
64
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Comparative Studies: Levels of comparison

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Genetic: strains, sub-species, breeds
Specific: species, genus, family, super-family (best for homologous studies)
Phyletic: Class, Order, Phylum (best for analogous studies)

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Evolution: Def’n

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change in frequency of alleles in population over generations

66
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Evolution in Animal Behaviour: Cincepts (3)

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Natural Selection: Species-level adaptations
Individual Learning: individuals adapting (self-learning)
Cultural Transmission: Social Learning (it is trans-generational)

67
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Evidence of Evolution (5)

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Molecular Genetics
Anatomy/ Morphology
Embryology 
Biogeography
Palaeontology
68
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Size Levels of Evolution (2)

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Macroevolution: Larger than species level
Microevolution: Gene frequencies

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Evolutionary Forces: for behaviour (4)

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Mutation/ Gene Flow (most often bad/neutral)
Gene flow (Migration of new alleles)
Genetic Drift (Stochastic Events) 
Geographic Isolation (founder effect or bottlenecks)
70
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Fitness Def’n

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Likelihood of survival

71
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Adaptation Def’n

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Changes in a trait due to selection pressure

Dependent on the environment

72
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Trait Def’n

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A characteristic that selection can act upon
Affects reproduction + survival
A non-neutral characteristic

73
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Selective Agent Def’n

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Cause of selective pressure on a trait

74
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prerequisite of traits for Natural Selection (4)

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Variation
Fitness Consequences
Limited Resources
Mode of Inheritance

75
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Types of Fitness (3)

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Direct Fitness
Indirect Fitness
Inclusive Fitness

76
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Direct Fitness Def’n

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Simple Darwinian fitness

better fitness = more reproduction

77
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Direct Fitness: Types (3)

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  • Traits improve survival
  • Correlated traits: genes can help others (ie. pleiotropy, linkage, epistasis)
  • Sexual Selection: Traits affect how mates are chosen (Non-random mating) (Intra-sexual)
78
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Indirect Fitness Def’n

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Conspecific helping behaviour (like ant colony or Naked Mole Rat)

79
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Inclusive Fitness Def’n

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Bit of both (direct and indirect fitness)
Kin Selection
Help with family

80
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Species interactions (3)

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Competition
Cooperation
Symbiosis

81
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Evolutionary Stable Strategy (ESS)

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Irreplaceable strategy (cannot be improved)

82
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Evolutionary Stable Strategy

2 types

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Pure ESS: One strategy for the entire population

Mixed ESS: Multiple strategies for the entire population

83
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Types of Selection (3)

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Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Group Selection

84
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Artificial Selection Def’n

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Selected by humans

85
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Natural Selection Def’n

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Kin or Sexual Selection

86
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Group Selection Def’n

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Survival via voluntary behaviour

87
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Group Levels of Evolution (6)

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Gene (selfish gene theory)
Gamete (sperm competition)
Individual (Individual Selection)
mate pairs (Sexual Selection)
Family (Kin Selection)
Group (Group Selection)
88
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Products of Evolution (3)

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  • Adaptation
  • Carried along traits/ by-products
  • Noise/ Random Effects
89
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Noise/Random Effects (A product of evolution) (3)

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  • Chance mutations
  • Environmental Changes
  • Chance Effects
90
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Non-Adaptive Traits: How do they stay around? (3)

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  • Gene Flow
  • Pleiotropy
  • Linkage
  • Epistasis
91
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Progressivism Fallacy Def’n

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  • Most traits adapt over time but they all adapt at different rates
  • Some are extremely slow
92
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Purposeivism Fallacy Def’n

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  • Evolution does not mean complexity
  • simplicity can be better
  • derived not advanced
  • Ancestral not primal
93
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Challenges of Natural Selection (5)

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  • Adoption: Explained via kin selection or hormones)
  • Non-Kin Altruism (reciprocal
  • Homosexual Behaviour (just a fun time, like play)
  • Symbiosis
  • Risk-Taking Behaviour (dun/ shows dominance)
94
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Weasel Family

95
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Mustelid taxonomy

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  • Mammal
  • Carnivora (Dog-like)
  • Mustelid
96
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Mustelid Genera (8)

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  • Lutra (River Otter)
  • Enhydra (Sea Otter)
  • Martes (Marten + Fisher)
  • Mustela (Weasels + Black-footed Ferret)
  • Neovision (Mink)
  • Taxidea (Badger)
  • Gulo (Wolverine)
  • Mephitus, Conepatus, Spilogale (skunks)
97
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Mustelid Characteristics (7)

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  • Musk Gland
  • Solitary
  • Sexually Dimorphic
  • Delayed implantation
  • Intelligent, aggressive
  • Domesticated
  • Big in Fur Industry
98
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Corollary in Mustelids: Def’n

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Seasonal fur changes

99
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Mechanisms for Corollary

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  • Endocrine system mechanism
  • Hormonal mechanism and related to time of day
  • In spring, days are longer causing high melatonin suppression causing high MSH and gonadotropins to darken fur
100
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Cat Family

101
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Felid Taxonomy

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Mammalia

Carnivora (cat-like)

102
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Felid Orders (4)

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  • Ailuroidea
  • Feloidea
  • Feliformia
  • Ailuromorpha
103
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Felid Genera (4)

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Felis (Small cats)
Neofelis (clouded leopard)
Panthera (Big cats)
Acinonyx (Cheetah)

104
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North America Felid Species
Mexico/USA (4)
Canada/USA (5)

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Mexico/ US:
-Jaguar
-Ocelot
-Margay
-Jaguarundi
Canada/US:
-Cougar
-Puma
-Mountain Lion
-Lynx
-Bobcat
105
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Felids: Specialist Vs. Generalist

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Specialist: Lynx
Generalist: Bobcat

106
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Cougar: Location, Habitat, Diet

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  • West Coast to down to S. America
  • Habitat: Mountain, forest, swamp
  • Diet: Deer, rodents, Hare, etc…
  • Slow Reproduction
107
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Canadian Lynx

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Specialist
Eat Hare
Live in Boreal Forest

108
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Bobcat

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Generalist

Prefer Wooded area + rabbit

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