Sexual Selection
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13 Terms
What is the scientific name for male peacocks?
Pavo cristatus
What is the term that describes choosing a partner to mate with?
Mate choice or mate selection
What is the scientific name for elk?
Cervus canadensis
What is the scientific name for bowerbirds?
Ptilonorhynchus violaceous
What is the scientific name for emperor penguins?
Aptenodytes forsteri
Who proposed the concept of runaway selection and when?
English statistician Ronald Fisher in the 1930s
What is the scientific name of the African jacana?
Actophilornis africanus
A female African jacana can have as many as ____ clutches in one season
10
African jacanas live in a _____ environment
Marshy
What are the two main types of benefits females get from being choosy with mates?
Direct and indirect
What is a nuptial gift?
A courting gift of food
What is sensory bias theory?
That mates make their choices about a certain feature because it triggers a preexisting sensory system
What is required for sensory bias theory to hold true?
Disease must impact the traits and pathogens are common