Final Flashcards
Two Components of Sexual selection
Intrasexual: Male-Male competition
Intersexual: Female choice
Anisogamy
Obvious phenotypic differences between males and females
3 bases for how females choose mates
- Good resources
- Sexy son
- Good genes
Polygyny
One male mates with 2+ females
ex. elephant seals
Polyandry
One female mates with 2+ males
ex. sandpiper
Monogamy
A consistent pair
Serial Monogamy
A succession of a monogamy system
Polygynandry
Females and males form many pair bonds
ex. badger
Human Ovulatory cycle:
Follicular stage
Days 1-11
menstruation and thickening on the womb
Human Ovulatory cycle:
Ovulation
Days 12-16
Ovum releases from ovary and travels to fallopian tube
Human Ovulatory cycle:
Luteal Phase
Days 17-28
If fertilization doesn’t occur, corpus lute dissolves
Uterine line detaches leading to menstruation
Extra-pair copulations and fertilization
A promiscuous mating behavior in monogamous species
mating outside of the pairing
Sperm competition
The competitive process between spermatozoa of 2+ males
Hidden Ovulation
Lack of any perceptible change in adult females when she is near ovulation
Hormone
chemical messenger
Testosterone
A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics,
produced in testes
Inhibin
gonadal hormone that inhibits secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone
Leydig cells
Adjacent to seminiferous tubules in testicles,
produce testosterone in presence of luteinizing hormone
hormones for females
responsible for energy production and reproductive system
Estrogen
group of steroid hormones, promote the development and main
Progesterone
steroid hormone released by corpus lute that stimulates the uterus for pregnancy
Gestation
carrying of an embryo or fetus inside viviparous animals, occurs in uterus
Conception
occurs in Fallopian tubes, linkes ovary to uterus
Placenta
acts to provide oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, while removing carbon dioxide and other waste products