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Midterm Review. Biology/Psychology 3750. Format. Fill in the blank Choice Short Answer Long Answer Labs, text, notes – all fair game!!!. Intro and History. Why study AB? Niko’s 4 questions Proximate v. Ultimate The theory of evolution by natural selection Basic tenants History of AB
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Midterm Review Biology/Psychology 3750 BIOL 2041
Format • Fill in the blank • Choice • Short Answer • Long Answer • Labs, text, notes – all fair game!!! BIOL 2041
Intro and History • Why study AB? • Niko’s 4 questions • Proximate v. Ultimate • The theory of evolution by natural selection • Basic tenants • History of AB • Roots • Compare/contrast BIOL 2041
Approaches and Methods • Scientific method • Lab – field - natural • Different approaches to AB • Ethology, behavioural ecology • Pros/cons • Methods • Elements of study design • Hypothesis/prediction • Methods of recording • Marking animals BIOL 2041
Genetics • Mutations • Heterozygosity and variation • Neo-Darwinism • Natural selection leads to a change in gene frequencies • Adaptations, fitness • Group selection? (remember the lemmings!!) • Kin selection (inclusive fitness) BIOL 2041
Genetics • Evolution • Mutations (raw material) • Natural selection (main but not exclusive means) • Gene flow • Genetic drift (Founder effect) • Null model (Hardy-Weinberg) • Cautions (Spandrels) BIOL 2041
Behavioural genetics and Evolution of Behaviour • Techniques for studying genetic basis of behaviour (knock out gene) • Artificial selection (dogs, domestics) • Microevolution (foxes, peppered moth, ring species) • Macroevolution • techniques BIOL 2041
Foraging Behaviour • Optimal foraging (economics) • Diet selection or prey/patch models • Marginal Value Theorm (berry picking) • GUD • Risk-sensitive foraging (utility – gambling) • Avoid becoming prey/Find prey BIOL 2041
Optimal foraging • E1/h1 > E2 /h2 • Find Prey 1, eat Prey 1 • Find Prey 2, eat or accept cost of moving on to find Prey 1? • E2/h2 > E1/(S1+h1) • Eat Prey 2 if Prey 1 is: • A) hard to find (low density) • B) catch (fast/fierce) BIOL 2041
Patch 2 Energy Patch 1 Patch 3 Travel Time Topt MVT P2 Should I stay or should I go? How long to stay? P3 If near another patch, stay in P1 for short time, then P2 -If far away, stay for longer. BIOL 2041
Utility and patch choice • What patch to choose, dependable or not dependable? • It depends on the conditions (gain curve) • If satiated, dependable patch • If starving, variable patch • The dependable patch will not suffice Satiated Starving BIOL 2041
Development • FAP v MAP • Epignesis v Ontogenetic niche • Song development • Imprinting • Migration (just covered) BIOL 2041
Habitat Selection • Scale • Limiting factors • Philopatry • Theories (IDF, IDD, IDP) • Territoriality BIOL 2041
Study Hard • Focus • Don’t worry BIOL 2041