Animal Personalities
A forest anole when placed in an urban environment may forage close to cover and wait for a long time to resume foraging after being disturbed. This is known as..?
What is Shyness?
Plants and their insect herbivores are constantly coevolving to keep up with one another to maintain good standing with no increase in advantage. This is an example of the ___.
What is the Red Queen Hypothesis?
A newborn pig may display ___ when placed in a novel environment, displaying hesitance and remaining in one place.
What is avoidance?
If multiple species of butterflies are feeding on the same toxic plants, sequestering their toxins, they may evolve to have very similar colorations. This is known as ___?
What is Mullerian mimicry?
When organisms spend more time resting or their movements are slower they're exhibiting ___? Ex: Sloth
We would see the opposite when less time is spent resting or movements are faster, known as ___? Ex: Hummingbird
What are low activity levels?
What are high activity levels?
Cowbirds have evolved to mimic host eggs and young. In return, tree sparrows have evolved for there to be increased variation in egg coloration and size between clutches to enhance its ability to discriminate cowbird eggs from its own. This is an example of ___ ___ coevolution.
What is host-parasite coevolution?
Game theory demonstrates differences in ___ among organisms. For example, whether they play 'dove' or hawk.'
What is aggression?
Pronghorns, an antelope, has evolved incredible speed and in return, cheetahs have also evolved to be able to keep up with these pronghorns. This is an example of ___ ____ coevolution.
What is predator-prey coevolution?
Dusky gopher frogs may be better suited in one environment but climate change has caused them to move to another environment. Its ability to behave adaptively may be limited by its ____.
What is plasticity?
Counter adaptations by prey, such as aposematism and mimicry, are in response to predators ____ and recognizing prey.
What is learning?