According to Zahavi's Handicap hypothesis, females select for males with seemingly negative characteristics because.... Those males haye fought other males for access to resources needed by females The females know that those males are actually higher quality Survival with those characteristics should be an honest indicator of.male quality

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A: Hermaphroditism means a condition where organism having both male and female reproductive…

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: What are Mate Preferences Between Women and Men?

A: Mate preferences in humans pertain to the reasons why one person selects or refuses to partner with…

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: In polygynous species, why do females in good condition invest more energy in male offspring than in…

A: Polygyny is a type of mating system where one male mates with multiple females. It is widely seen in…

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: Direct benefits derived by choosy females in mating include the following EXCEPT - A. Help in…

A: Ques : Direct benefits derived by choosy females in mating include the following EXCEPT -   A. Help…

Q: In general, males experience stronger sexual selection than females.

A: Ans- True Explanation- There can be two circumstances of sexual selection. One is the preference of…

Q: Consider the temperature effect in the sex determination of a turtle species represented in the…

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Q: Assume you are studying a lizard that is involved in males displaying to females and females…

A: Sexual selection is the phenomenon by which an organism belonging to a sex choses an organism of the…

Q: Which of the following statements about mating behavior and reproduction is NOT true? O For males,…

A: Reproduction is a vital life process. All organisms reproduce to increase their number. Reproduction…

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: Which of the following are traits typical of intrasexual selection?   a. Weapons   b. Choosiness…

A: intrasexual selection refers to competition with members of the same sex.It occurs when members of…

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: In Hamilton's rule, rB > C, the term "C" refers to   a. the number of offspring an individual…

A: In evolution the altruism is very much important for studying the behaviour of animals. The…

Q: The potential for social interactions among individuals should be maximized when individuals a.…

A: Population distribution is of 3 types they are Uniform distribution Random distribution Clumped…

Q: What benefits do males gain from participating in lek polygyny? O They are able to acquire…

A: Polygyny is considered to be the primary animal mating system, with one male fellow having more than…

Q: When an individual behaves in a way that reduces its own fitness butincreases the fitness of others,…

A: There are various kinds of interactions that occur between the different organisms that are present…

Q: Living things that are well adapted to their environment survive and reproduce. Those that are well…

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

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Q: Explain how courtahip behaviors increase reproductive success.

A: Courtship behaviours increase reproductive success in the following ways.

Q: Make guarding is a reproductive tactic that functions to directly:  A. Increase the number of males…

A: Mate guarding is a term used to describe male and female behaviours aimed at preserving reproductive…

Q: In human population, males are in general larger than females. This observation can be seen as an…

A: According to the question, in the human population, males are in general larger than females. This…

Q: Why are polyandrous mating systems more rare than polygynous matings? a. Only males are capable of…

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Q: Which of the following statements corrects the misconception promoted by the 'nature vs. nurture'…

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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: |(A) A well trained alien biologist visiting earth would be able to tell that the mating system of…

A: A) mating competition will be more intense in gorillas compared to humans and size very much matters…

Q: Which of the following is NOT an example of sexual selection in the wild? * Peacocks showing off…

A: Reproduction is the process by which an organism creates more of its own progeny. Reproduction is…

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

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Q: What difference in size of feral cat, domestic cat that has both indoor and outdoor lifestyle,…

A: Feral cats are those cats that are abandoned by the owners and now live in the streets just like a…

Q: Identify whether each of the following scenarios is an example of intersexual or intrasexual…

A: In animal kingdom, female and male both choose their partner based upon specific characteristics…

Q: The theory that is based on four principles that describe how organisms who are well-adapted to…

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Q: In one year, there were 18 males and 34 females. Over the following year, each female gave birth, of…

A: Introduction A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in the same region…

Q: Which of the following is NOT likely to be a result of a skewed operational sex ratio? A. A goby…

A: Skewed sex ratios can occur because of migration, violence, unbalanced death rates. Sex ratio can…

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: Q1:Communication occurs when A) the stimulus-response reaction is altered. B) information flows in…

A: Communication occurs when an action by one individual alters the behavior of another individual due…

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: ehavioral differences would you predict between the chicks treated with testosterone, sesame oil,…

A: The effect of various hormones on behavioral responses is studied under various controlled…

Q: Which of these situations offers the lowest “opportunity for selection” for males?

A: Some situations are there due to which lowest opportunity of selection is offered for males.

Q: n Biology of Beauty, Cowley found that contemporaryfemales are attracted to males with broad…

A: The correct option is (e).

Q: 'Dr. Sulman is evaluating female choice in the pout fish species. Pout fish are highly sexually…

A: Dr. Sulman is examining female choice in the pout species with this question. They have provided…

Q: True or false: Studies can never include pregnant females because they are a vulnerable group and no…

A: Research studies utilizes many datas from individuals, situations and conditions.

Q: Before analyzing the OSR for this population, first remind yourself of the definition of this term.…

A: Question- Before analyzing the OSR for this population, first remind yourself of the definition of…

Q: Cuckoldry occurs when... Females provide all parental care while males do not provide any care for…

A: Option 3 is the answer. Cuckoldry is a term related to parental care in ecology.

Q: Why would subordinate group (ex.women) accept a system of male dominance when such acceptance would…

A: Male supremacism is often overlooked by feminists. They are frightened, for example, that if men…

Q: High testosterone is often associated with shorter lifespan in mammals. However, you find a new…

A: Females enter menopause and stop reproducing at age five, while males can reproduce until death,…

Q: Female spotted sandpipers aggressively court males and, aftermating, leave the clutch of young for…

A: The polygamous relationship is a type of relationship, in which a member of particular sex mates…

Q: Male sunfish engaging in sneaker copulation was still an example of intrasexual selection even…

A: It is a multiple choice question. Females chose parental males more than sneakers.