Question 1

Inbreeding depression affects ?which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Migration 
B)  Movement 
C)  Aggression 
D)  Dispersal 
E)  Fitness 
A)  Migration 
B)  Movement 
C)  Aggression 
D)  Dispersal 
E)  Fitness

Question 2

According to Gillis and colleagues (2008), what maintains the behavioral polymorphism observed in a partial migrant population of dippers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Migratory behavior is an evolutionary stable strategy in this population. 
B)  Both migrants and residents had the same fitness. 
C)  The behavioral polymorphism is based on a genetic polymorphism. 
D)  Offspring learn the migratory behavior of their parents. 
E)  Migratory behavior is condition-dependent. 
A)  Migratory behavior is an evolutionary stable strategy in this population. 
B)  Both migrants and residents had the same fitness. 
C)  The behavioral polymorphism is based on a genetic polymorphism. 
D)  Offspring learn the migratory behavior of their parents. 
E)  Migratory behavior is condition-dependent.

Question 3

Which of the following were NOT used to conclude that antennal photoreceptors are involved in proper orientation in monarch butterflies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals placed in a light chamber oriented differently than controls. 
B)  Clock-shifted individuals oriented differently than controls. 
C)  Individuals with their antennae removed oriented differently than controls. 
D)  Individuals with black-painted antennae oriented differently than controls. 
E)  Individuals without antennae could fly normally. 
A)  Individuals placed in a light chamber oriented differently than controls. 
B)  Clock-shifted individuals oriented differently than controls. 
C)  Individuals with their antennae removed oriented differently than controls. 
D)  Individuals with black-painted antennae oriented differently than controls. 
E)  Individuals without antennae could fly normally.

Question 4

How did the Lohmann (1991) determine that sea turtles orient using magnetoreception?

Accepted Answer

A)  He demonstrated that turtles oriented in the opposite direction in a reversed magnetic field. 
B)  He found magnetite in the sea turtles' brains. 
C)  He found that turtles oriented in different directions in the North Atlantic gyre. 
D)  He discovered chryptochromes in the turtles' eyes. 
E)  He showed that turtles cannot orient properly in total darkness. 
A)  He demonstrated that turtles oriented in the opposite direction in a reversed magnetic field. 
B)  He found magnetite in the sea turtles' brains. 
C)  He found that turtles oriented in different directions in the North Atlantic gyre. 
D)  He discovered chryptochromes in the turtles' eyes. 
E)  He showed that turtles cannot orient properly in total darkness.

Question 5

Which of the following is a hypothesized mechanism to explain dispersal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magnetoreception 
B)  Smoltification 
C)  Competition 
D)  Imprinting 
E)  Bicoordinate navigation 
A)  Magnetoreception 
B)  Smoltification 
C)  Competition 
D)  Imprinting 
E)  Bicoordinate navigation

Question 6

What experimental protocol was used by Pulido and colleagues (2001) to determine the heritability of migratory behavior? What were the results and conclusions of the study?

Accepted Answer

They used parent-offspring regression an

Question 7

How is the dispersal behavior of earthworms and water boatmen similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  The behavior of both occurs only in one sex. 
B)  The behavior of both occurs repeatedly over the lifetime. 
C)  The behavior of both occurs only in juveniles. 
D)  The behavior of both is affected by competition. 
E)  The behavior of both involves geomagnetic orientation. 
A)  The behavior of both occurs only in one sex. 
B)  The behavior of both occurs repeatedly over the lifetime. 
C)  The behavior of both occurs only in juveniles. 
D)  The behavior of both is affected by competition. 
E)  The behavior of both involves geomagnetic orientation.

Question 8

Describe two hypotheses that explain the evolution of natal dispersal behavior. Describe one experimental test of one of these hypotheses.

Accepted Answer

Dispersal reduces the likelihood of inbr

Inbreeding depression affects ?which of the following?

According to Gillis and colleagues (2008), what maintains the behavioral polymorphism observed in a partial migrant population of dippers?

Which of the following were NOT used to conclude that antennal photoreceptors are involved in proper orientation in monarch butterflies?

How did the Lohmann (1991) determine that sea turtles orient using magnetoreception?

Which of the following is a hypothesized mechanism to explain dispersal behavior?

What experimental protocol was used by Pulido and colleagues (2001) to determine the heritability of migratory behavior? What were the results and conclusions of the study?

How is the dispersal behavior of earthworms and water boatmen similar?

Describe two hypotheses that explain the evolution of natal dispersal behavior. Describe one experimental test of one of these hypotheses.

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Exam 10: Dispersal and Migration

Inbreeding depression affects ?which of the following?

According to Gillis and colleagues (2008), what maintains the behavioral polymorphism observed in a partial migrant population of dippers?

Which of the following were NOT used to conclude that antennal photoreceptors are involved in proper orientation in monarch butterflies?

How did the Lohmann (1991) determine that sea turtles orient using magnetoreception?

Which of the following is a hypothesized mechanism to explain dispersal behavior?

What experimental protocol was used by Pulido and colleagues (2001) to determine the heritability of migratory behavior? What were the results and conclusions of the study?

How is the dispersal behavior of earthworms and water boatmen similar?

Describe two hypotheses that explain the evolution of natal dispersal behavior. Describe one experimental test of one of these hypotheses.

The Science of Animal Behavior

Methods for Studying Animal Behavior

Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior

Behavioral Genetics

Sensory Systems and Behavior

Communication

Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition

Foraging Behavior

Antipredator Behavior

Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Aggression

Mating Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Sociality

Cooperative Behavior

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