#Question id: 12568
#Section 5: Applied Ecology & Evolution
#Question id: 4721
#Section 2: Evolution
PKU, results from a recessive allele; persons homozygous for this allele, if untreated, exhibit mental retardation, blue eyes, and light skin color. This character categorized as
#Question id: 3430
#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology
The proximate causes of behavior are interactions with the environment, but behavior is ultimately shaped by
#Question id: 4648
#Section 2: Evolution
In a hypothetical environment, fishes called pike-cichlids are visual predators of algae-eating fish (i.e., they locate their prey by sight). If a population of algae-eaters experiences predation pressure from pike-cichlids, which of the following should least likely be observed in the algae-eater population over the course of many generations?
#Question id: 3482
#Section 2: Evolution
Which statement below about mating behavior is correct?
A) Some aspects of courtship behavior may have evolved from agonistic interactions.
B) The degree to which evolution affects mating relationships depends on the degree of prenatal and postnatal input the parents are required to make.
C) The mating relationship in most mammals is monogamous, to ensure the reproductive success of the pair.
D) Polygamous relationships most often involve a single male and many females, but in some species this is reversed