Behavioural Ecology

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Decks in this class (24)

Reading 1: Adaptiveness of defence behaviour in peacock butterflies
What were the three hypotheses be...,
How were butterflies raised etc,
How were the butterflies manipulated
27  cards
Reading 2.1 Bell Meerkats
What hypotheses were tested in be...,
Study assumption 1,
Study assumption 2
15  cards
Reading 2.2 Deal 2017
The hypothesis being tested,
The study,
What is one factor that had to be...
18  cards
Reading 3.1 Shackleton
Hypothesis 1 of the study,
Hypothesis 2 of the study,
Study methods 1
18  cards
Reading 4.1 Albo et al
Hypotheses,
The study prediction,
What other species provide nuptia...
14  cards
Reading 4.2 Pryke
The hypotheses tested 2,
The methods,
How long was a virgin male placed...
12  cards
Reading 5.1 Flower et al
Hypothesis 1,
Hypothesis 2,
Study methods
10  cards
Reading 5.2 Spottiswoode Honeyguides
Hypotheses,
Where was the study performed,
Methods honeyguides guide human h...
15  cards
Reading 6.1 Green et al
The study hypothesis,
What is the state of current lite...,
What type of analysis did the stu...
10  cards
Reading 6.2 Wright 2009
Hypotheses tested,
The methods,
When did the study take place
13  cards
L1
What are proximate questions,
What are ultimate questions,
Ultimate causes can be explained by
10  cards
L2
Paradoxical behaviours,
Group selection and individual se...,
Why do males kill offspring
25  cards
L3
Search images,
Testing the search image hypothesis,
Finding food by smell in skunks
24  cards
L4
Hornet clearwing moth example of ...,
Sexual deception in bluegill sunfish,
Bolas spider
34  cards
L5
Inclusive fitness theory hamilton...,
What is the equation for a favour...,
Examples of social actions and th...
17  cards
L6
What is optimality theory,
Example north western crows,
Observations of whelk feeding
23  cards
L7
Adaptation definition,
3 reasons why,
Current benefits of mobbing in gulls
37  cards
L8
Darwin s natural selection,
Darwin s problem,
Sexual selection
27  cards
L9
Evolutionary origin of two sexes,
A mutant with small gametes arose...,
What are the chances of small gam...
31  cards
L10
Male mallards mate guard to preve...,
Do american kestrels mate guard h...,
Passing on genes is the most impo...
22  cards
L11
What does mating system classific...,
Monogamy,
Anenome fish
23  cards
L12
Examples of species that co opera...,
What is co operative breeding cha...,
Diversity of cooperative systems
31  cards
L13
Diversity of eusocial systems,
What three features define eusoci...,
Ecological importance of eusociality
23  cards
L14
Brood parasitism,
Intraspecific brood parasites,
Intraspecific brood parasites bur...
39  cards

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