Behavioural Ecology

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Decks in this class (14)

Intro to behavioural ecology
What are the two questions asked ...,
What does a proximate question lo...,
What does ontogeny refer to
11  cards
Counter Intuitive Darwinian Logic of Natural Selection on Behaviour
Hanuman langurs infanticide backg...,
Hanuman langurs infanticide is th...,
Hanuman langurs infanticide is th...
13  cards
The evolution of feeding behaviour
What are search images,
How did tinbergen test search images,
How did pietrewicz and kamil show...
14  cards
OPTIMAL FORAGING
How do animals maximise their fit...,
What did john maynard smith intro...,
How did zach test foraging behavi...
19  cards
The evolution of communication
Examples of deceptive communication,
Examples of sexual deceptive comm...,
How can selection favour honest c...
15  cards
Avoiding Predation
What is an adaptation,
Why are some behaviours non adaptive,
How is mobbing an adaptive behavi...
20  cards
Sexual selection
What was darwin s problem with pe...,
What selection is male male compe...,
What selection is female choice
17  cards
Evolution of sex ...
What is sperm competition,
Example of outcompeting rivals da...,
Sperm competition example insect ...
15  cards
Adelie penguin case study
Adelie s are monogamous what is m...,
It is possible for researchers to...,
What is a cloacal smear
8  cards
GAME THEORY
What is the inclusive fitness theory,
Three core values of hamilton s rule,
Hamilton s rule behaviour favoured
13  cards
Mating systems
Mating system classification what...,
What is monogamy,
What is polygyny
21  cards
Cooperative breeding
Diversity of cooperative breeding...,
What is the most common type of c...,
Examples of helpers at the nest
26  cards
Social insects: Eusociality
Which groups is eusociality found in,
What three features in a colony d...,
What are sterile castes
13  cards
Brood parasitism
What is brood parasitism,
What are intraspecific brood para...,
How have masked weavers adapted t...
21  cards

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