What are indirect fitness benefits of siblicide? When would an individual gain more from siblicide than from inclusive fitness benefits? When might it be worth it for a subordinate to fight to the death with its dominant sibling?

Q: Assume that you are studying a species of wasp that lives in hollowed out fruit. The species of wasp…

A: The interaction occurs between two species in and ecological environment. It can ne positive,…

Q: The brightness of color in male Blue-footed boobies correlates with higher mating success. Why is…

A: Blue footed boobie is a bird which is found to the tropical and subtropical regions of the pacific…

Q: Which of the following observations is NOT an example of intra-sexual competition?     Killing…

A: Intra-sexual competition is competition usually between male-male or female-female. It is…

Q: na species that has a monogamous mating system, which situations is most likely regarding the…

A: In polygynous mating pairs, a single male would have many female mating pairs. In this type of…

Q: Earlier explanations of altruistic behavior as a form of group selec-tion have been supplanted by…

A: Introduction  Altruistic behaviour: it is the notion that the lives of others is equally, if not…

Q: Why is long-term parental care not associated with having many offspring during a reproductive…

A: The non-genetic contribution by the parent for making the offspring fit is parental care. It occurs…

Q: What is procedure in practice of kin selection work?

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Q: How is the optimal reproductive strategy of a species produced over time by Natural Selection…

A: Natural selection is a widely accepted theory proposed by Darwin that describes how the speciation…

Q: Per several primatological studies, the reason behind infanticide appears to be:    aSuper…

A: Infanticide occurs because of resource constraints and it may be done by male or female so, it is…

Q: Humans are basically choosy. When it comes to choice of mate, which type is more advantageous to the…

A: Mate choice is a major component of sexual selection, another being intrasexual selection. Ideas on…

Q: What is the selective advantage to winners, as well as to losers, that aggressive encounters within…

A: Species: Species mean the group of closely related organisms. They can interbreed and produce…

Q: Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why females are choosy?     By being choosy,…

A: Females that choose their partners wisely are less likely to lose their reproductive investment.…

Q: How might the following findings be understood in terms of the adaptive value of female mate…

A: This is a type of behavioural sexual selection in which the behaviour or the characteristics shown…

Q: How are bright tail feathers(or loud sounds, or the ability to fight off other suitors) a good…

A: This type of selection is called sexual selection in which males posess colourful and attractive…

Q: Based on the data shown in the graph, select the statements that describe what happens whenever one…

A: Often organisms reproduce to form their next generation. This reproduction depends on natural…

Q: A dairy farmer chooses to mate a male bull only with the female heifers that always make the…

A: Dairy farming is a branch of agriculture that mainly includes the breeding, raising & usage of…

Q: This hypothesis assumes that among male variation in the expression of ornaments reliably signals…

A: In this question we have to describe about female choice while selecting male for mating See Full…

Q: How does group selection theory explain the altruistic behavior of animals and why is this…

A: The first clarification bunch choice gave was that people would collaborate for the "good of the…

Q: Altruistic behavior in groups of related individuals is most likely driven by kin selection since…

A: Altruistic behaviour means the selfless motive of helping other people in terms of helping others.…

Q: What would a study of both monozygotictwins raised together and monozygotictwins raised apart tell…

A: Twins can be either monozygotic or dizygotic. In the case of monozygotic twins, they are formed due…

Q: Why might medium ground finch population responses to short-term episodic increases in rainfall…

A: Darwin's finches are small land birds named after Charles Darwin.

Q: How in practice does kin selection work?

A: According to kin selection theory, workers would willingly forego their own reproduction in order to…

Q: n a particular bird species who live socially, we sometimes see an individual in the social group…

A: Altruistic behavior is normal all through the collection of animals, especially in species with…

Q: Define selection and relate this to relative reproductive success?

A: Reproductive success is defined as the passing of genes onto the next generation in a way that they…

Q: In an iteroparous species lifetime fitness is maximized at investment, while in semelparous species…

A: Iteroparous * These are the species or organisms that can reproduce multiple many times. They…

Q: How can altruism be adaptive if it can result in fewer offspring for an individual?

A: An organism is any organic, living system that usually states to the term that defines as the  works…

Q: Male California sea lion mating success is determined by the number of mates they can acquire.…

A: The maintenance of territory is very much important in case of increasing their fitness in most of…

Q: How does reciprocal altruism contrast with kin selection as an expla-nation of apparently altruistic…

A: Altruism: It is helping behavior which is existing due to members of social groups. This kind of…

Q: What is the difference between prezygotic and postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanisms? List…

A: Reproductive isolation is a combined term used for describing evolutionary mechanisms, behaviors,…

Q: Which of the following would NOT increase the "indirect fitness" of an individual? Genetic relatives…

A: "Genes" are the fundamental unit of heredity. They store genetic information in the form of DNA,…

Q: ntrasexual selection involves competition among one sex (typically males) for mating access to the…

A: There is a stark difference between intrasexual and intersexual competition. These differences are…

Q: what are the long term vs short relationships in mate preference?

A: Short term mating -- is the type of low relationship with casual contacts and commitments these…

Q: Tinbergen's study of burrow locating by beewolfs was used to illustrate _____.     genetic basis…

A: He is known for his studies of stimulus response processes in wasps , fishes and gulls.

Q: Mating success Reproductive success Mating success 80 Reproductive success 12 60 60 40 40 20 20 30…

A: According to me, the second graph which shows broad nosed pipefish exhibits great degree of sexual…

Q: Which of the following observations is NOT an example of intra-sexual competition?     Killing…

A: Intrasexual competition can be defined as the struggle between members of one sex to gain access to…

Q: Which of the following statements is a reason why females are usually the "choosier" sex?   A. They…

A: Introduction :- Sexual selection is the selection of traits that do not increase the survival…

Q: Intrasexual selection favors traits that   enhance direct competition among individuals of the…

A: Sexual selection is a type of natural selection that involves the selection of biological members to…

Q: Bluegill sunfish males use one of three strategies in trying to gain access to females and mate.…

A: The bluegill (biological name Lepomis macrochirus) a freshwater species of fish. The other name of…

Q: Which statement does not follow from the polygyny threshold model? O The quality of a male's…

A: In biology, the pairing of the opposite sex through intercourse is known as mating. Both male and…

Q: fantastic coloration and behavioral displays in the birds of paradise that we watched in class were…

A: The development of some different morphology  or physiology in the form of physical traits that are…

Q: Kin selection explain eusocialty?

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Q: What are the characteristics of mate preference in sexual selection?

A: Mate preferences are basically defined as the results of psychological mechanisms that encourage…

Q: How is estrus synchronization accomplished? Why would a producer want to synchronize a herd?

A: Agricultural animals are one of the greatest assets for humans. These animals not only help in…

Violence

Violence is defined as a physical act that causes or is intended to cause harm. Violence can cause physical, emotional, or both types of harm. Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as the intended use of physical force and power that causes threat or harm against oneself, another person, or against a community or group, and has the potential to cause damage, death, mental distress, maldevelopment, or poverty.