Theories And Laws

Question 1

What is the Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis?

Answer 1

Bright plumage indicates good immunocompetence

Question 2

Symmetrical male hypothesis

Answer 2

Females have preference in symmetry

Question 3

What is Liebigs Law of The Minimum? And give an example

Answer 3

A population can be regulated by a single resource that has the greatest scarcity; desert animals and an oasis of water

Question 4

Optimizing foraging theory

Answer 4

1. Concentrate foraging activity in the most productive patches and ignore patches of low productivity
2. Stay with the psych until the profitability falls to a level equal to the average for all foraging patches combined

Question 5

In the study about girls preferring symmetrical guys over asymmetrical with Mexican students, which did the girls prefer?

Answer 5

The girls did not show a preference for faces.