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Reading 1: Adaptiveness of defence behaviour in peacock butterflies
What were the three hypotheses be...,
How were butterflies raised etc,
How were the butterflies manipulated
27
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Reading 2.1 Bell Meerkats
What hypotheses were tested in be...,
Study assumption 1,
Study assumption 2
15
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Reading 2.2 Deal 2017
The hypothesis being tested,
The study,
What is one factor that had to be...
18
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Reading 3.1 Shackleton
Hypothesis 1 of the study,
Hypothesis 2 of the study,
Study methods 1
18
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Reading 4.1 Albo et al
Hypotheses,
The study prediction,
What other species provide nuptia...
14
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Reading 4.2 Pryke
The hypotheses tested 2,
The methods,
How long was a virgin male placed...
12
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Reading 5.1 Flower et al
Hypothesis 1,
Hypothesis 2,
Study methods
10
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Reading 5.2 Spottiswoode Honeyguides
Hypotheses,
Where was the study performed,
Methods honeyguides guide human h...
15
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Reading 6.1 Green et al
The study hypothesis,
What is the state of current lite...,
What type of analysis did the stu...
10
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Reading 6.2 Wright 2009
Hypotheses tested,
The methods,
When did the study take place
13
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L1
What are proximate questions,
What are ultimate questions,
Ultimate causes can be explained by
10
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L2
Paradoxical behaviours,
Group selection and individual se...,
Why do males kill offspring
25
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L3
Search images,
Testing the search image hypothesis,
Finding food by smell in skunks
24
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L4
Hornet clearwing moth example of ...,
Sexual deception in bluegill sunfish,
Bolas spider
34
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L5
Inclusive fitness theory hamilton...,
What is the equation for a favour...,
Examples of social actions and th...
17
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L6
What is optimality theory,
Example north western crows,
Observations of whelk feeding
23
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L7
Adaptation definition,
3 reasons why,
Current benefits of mobbing in gulls
37
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L8
Darwin s natural selection,
Darwin s problem,
Sexual selection
27
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L9
Evolutionary origin of two sexes,
A mutant with small gametes arose...,
What are the chances of small gam...
31
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L10
Male mallards mate guard to preve...,
Do american kestrels mate guard h...,
Passing on genes is the most impo...
22
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L11
What does mating system classific...,
Monogamy,
Anenome fish
23
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L12
Examples of species that co opera...,
What is co operative breeding cha...,
Diversity of cooperative systems
31
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L13
Diversity of eusocial systems,
What three features define eusoci...,
Ecological importance of eusociality
23
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L14
Brood parasitism,
Intraspecific brood parasites,
Intraspecific brood parasites bur...
39
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