Review important concepts in behavioral ecology and animal behavior. Provide
complete and thorough answers to each question. Each question is worth 3 points (30 points total).
- What is fitness? List 4 ways that animals can increase their fitness.
- What is imprinting? How is it different from other types of learned behaviors?
- Explain the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning and give an example.
- In the video about pronghorn migration, what is Trapper’s Point? How is it impacting migration?
- Explain what factors contribute to increased levels of sociality in animals.
- Explain why males in polygynous mating systems are more “showy” than females.
- What are the “goals” of females in polygynous mating system to maximize their fitness?
- How is Fisherian selection (aka Sexy Sons Hypothesis) a self-reinforcing mechanism of sexual selection?