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 2,
How were the butterflies manipula...
27  cards
Reading 2.1 Bell Meerkats
What hypotheses were tested in be...,
Study assumption 1 2,
Study assumption 2 3
15  cards
Reading 2.2 Deal 2017
What were the three hypothesis be...,
The study methods 2,
What is one factor that had to be...
18  cards
Reading 3.1 Shackleton
Hypothesis 1 of the study 1,
Hypothesis was achieved by 2,
Study methods 1 3
18  cards
Reading 4.1 Albo et al
Hypotheses 1,
The study prediction 2,
What other species provide nuptia...
14  cards
Reading 4.2 Pryke
The hypotheses tested 2 1,
The methods 2,
How long was a virgin male placed...
12  cards
Reading 5.1 Flower et al
Hypothesis 1 1,
Hypothesis 2 2,
Study methods 3
10  cards
Reading 5.2 Spottiswoode Honeyguides
Hypotheses 1,
Where was the study performed 2,
Methods honeyguides guide human h...
15  cards
Reading 6.1 Green et al
The study hypothesis 1,
What is the state of current lite...,
What type of analysis did the stu...
10  cards
Reading 6.2 Wright 2009
Hypotheses tested 1,
The methods 2,
When did the study take place 3
13  cards
L1
What are proximate questions 1,
What are ultimate questions 2,
Ultimate causes can be explained ...
10  cards
L2
Paradoxical behaviours 1,
Group selection and individual se...,
Why do males kill offspring 3
25  cards
L3
Search images 1,
Testing the search image hypothes...,
Finding food by smell in skunks 3
24  cards
L4
Hornet clearwing moth example of ...,
Sexual deception in bluegill sunf...,
Bolas spider 3
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 1,
Example north western crows 2,
Observations of whelk feeding 3
23  cards
L7
Adaptation definition 1,
3 reasons why not all current tra...,
Current benefits of mobbing in gu...
37  cards
L8
Darwin s natural selection 1,
Darwin s problem 2,
Sexual selection 3
27  cards
L9
Evolutionary origin of two sexes 1,
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...,
Do all behaviourally successful c...
22  cards
L11
What does mating system classific...,
Monogamy 2,
Anenome fish 3
23  cards
L12
Examples of species that co opera...,
What is co operative breeding cha...,
Diversity of cooperative systems 3
31  cards
L13
Diversity of eusocial systems 1,
What three features define eusoci...,
Ecological importance of eusocial...
23  cards
L14
Brood parasitism 1,
Intraspecific brood parasites sta...,
Intraspecific brood parasites bur...
39  cards

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