Terminology for Exam 2 Flashcards
Evolution
a change in gene frequency of a population over time
Natural Selection
the mechanism for adaptive evolution
Natural selection condition 1-Variation
different traits among individuals in a population
Natural selection condition 2- Heritable
genetic traits that can be passed from parents to offspring
Natural selection condition 3- Competition
the struggle for existence among individuals in a population
Natural selection condition 4- differential reproductive success
individuals with favorable variations are more likely to survive and reproduce
Charles Robert Darwin birth and death
1809-1882
Charles Robert Darwin book name and date
On the origin of species by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life-1859
Another name for reproductive success
fitness
Adaptation
something about the behavior, morphology, or physiology of an organism that enables it to better able to survive and reproduce in its particular environment
Sexual selection
component of natural selection that deals with variable success in obtaining mates
Intrasexual selection
Typically male/male competition
Intersexual selection
Typically female choice
Who is the choosy sex?
Female
Gamete
Sperm + eggs
Internal Fertilization
When the embryo develops
Altricial
young one being defenseless
Precocial
Young one is independent
Mate choice w no material benefits
large size, bright colors, longer legs
Mate choice with material benefits
Territory, Paternal care
Sexual Dismorphism
When the males are different from the females
Secondary sexual characteristics
Hooks on pedipalps, long hairs on legs
Monagamy
Extra Pair Copulation- one mate
Polyandry
Sex Role Reversal- female has many mates
Polygyny
Lek and Satellite Males- Many females and one mate
Sexual Dimorphism in size and color
Males are smaller and more colorful
Sperm web
A web males make to mate with female spiders
Sperm Induction
Male inserts pedipalps into female and shoots sperm in
Spermathecae
cul de sac & conduit
Cul de sac
orthognatha, last male