Virulence is due to its potent exotoxin, which destroys the underlying tissue and results in heart, liver, and kidney damage, as well as to suffocation following formation of a tough fibrous membrane in the respiratory tract

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Effective population size(Ne)

Effective number of breeding adults in a population.

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Some factor determine Ne

1.Sex ratio.

2.Variation between individual in reproduction success.

3.Fluctuation in population size.

4.The age structure of the population.

5.Mating is random.

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Ne = Male + Female  (when both are equal)

Ne = 4 × n(male) × n(female)/n(male)+n(female) 

(When both unequal Ne is smaller than then sum of both)

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Social behaviour includes all kind of interaction between individuals of the same species.

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Interactions are classified by how they affect the fitnesses of the two individuals.

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Cooperation and selfishness both benefit the donor and therefore should be favoured by natural selection.