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24 Cards in this Set
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In the mating of the wolf spider, the female spiders are attracted to the tuft of hair on the legs of the male spider. This is an example of
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Sign Stimuli
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The suicidal mating behavior is found in the male red back spider as a way to prolong its
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Sperm transfer
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The importance of sexual imprinting is demonstrated by the courtship behavior of the
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Goldeneye
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Attributing human motivation, intention, and values to other biological organisms and inanimate objects is known as
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anthropomorphism
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The sexual dimorphism of the horns of the male ibexes is an extraordinary example of
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sexual selection
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The male elephant seals assemble a group female elephant seals and mate with them almost immediately after the female seals
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gives birth
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The ruby-throated humming birds fight off any intruders to defend their
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territories
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In the good partner mate choice theory, the females choose a good looking partner in search for
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healthy mates and good genes
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The example used in the lecture for female defense polygyny is the
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greater speared bat
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The sea louse is used as an example for the
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resource defense__ polygyny strategy.
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The building of elaborate displays to attract females is found in the mating behavior of the
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bower birds
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The shift in sex-operational ratio in the polyandrous mating system is demonstrated by the lecture example of
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jacana
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The giant clams are known to be hermaphrodites, as they release both
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sperm and egg
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The example that was given in lecture of an amphibian laying eggs on land is the
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S. American rain frog
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An example of a monotreme that was given in lecture is the
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platypus
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Kangaroos belong to a group of mammals known as the
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marsupials
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The Antarctic emperor penguins provide both
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paternal and maternal care
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Cooperative breeding is found
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in the Florida Scrub Jay
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The European common cuckoos practice
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brood parasitism
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A way to provide nutritional resources for the young is to lay eggs directly into living organisms, a practice used by the
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cabbage white caterpillar wasp
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Flatworms use a rudimentary nervous system in order for them to hunt
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earthworms
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A simple nerve network is used to coordinate movements of the
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moon jellies
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In order for vampire bats to survive, they must practice
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reciprocal altruism
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The ability to guide by the sun in foraging is found in the
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honey bees___.
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