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#Question id: 3488

According to Hamiltonʹs rule,

#Section 2: Evolution

  1. natural selection does not favor altruistic behavior that causes the death of the altruist.

  2. natural selection favors altruistic acts when the resulting benefit to the beneficiary, correct for relatedness, exceeds the cost to the altruist.

  3. natural selection is more likely to favor altruistic behavior that benefits an offspring than altruistic behavior that benefits a sibling.

  4. the effects of kin selection are larger than the effects of direct natural selection on individuals.

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#Question id: 16900

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

Which of the following is a valid conclusion from this finding?
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#Question id: 16901

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

The best way to determine whether a statistically significant difference in two means is of practical importance is to
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#Question id: 16902

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

A large company examines the annual salaries for all of the men and women performing a certain job and finds that the means and standard deviations are $32,120 and $3,240, respectively, for the men and $34,093 and $3521, respectively, for the women. The best way to determine if there is a difference in mean salaries for the population of men and women performing this job in this company is
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#Question id: 16903

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

One problem with hypothesis testing is that a real effect may not be detected. This problem is most likely to occur when
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#Question id: 3489

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

 In a bird species A, the male alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and feeds the nestling. In bird species B, it is the female that does all that. In bird species C, both sexes contribute equally to the above activities. In species A and B, the uninvolved partner may fly away and mate again. Which sex among A, B and C is most likely to develop colorful plumage during breeding season?
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#Question id: 3489

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

 In a bird species A, the male alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and feeds the nestling. In bird species B, it is the female that does all that. In bird species C, both sexes contribute equally to the above activities. In species A and B, the uninvolved partner may fly away and mate again. Which sex among A, B and C is most likely to develop colorful plumage during breeding season?