Please define life histories in which strategies are categorized as ‘opportunistic, equilibrium, and periodic’. Include how both movement (i.e. dispersal) and evolutionary change might interact with these life histories.

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A: Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship between two species where both derive benefits from…

Q: Read this quote from Charles Darwin (from Origin of Species). What is he describing? "Thus, I can…

A: According to Charles Darwin, organisms bearing favorable trait will survive longer and reproduce…

Q: Answer the following questions regarding adaptive and non-adaptive developmental plasticity:  a)…

A: Introduction :- Evolution is defined as the descent with modification , it is a slow and gradual…

Q: Which statement about interaction networks is true? They show that most interactions are highly…

A: Interaction networks in ecology refer to the complex web of interactions between different species…

Q: Adult Daphnia cucullata are aquatic and have two morphs. One has a large “helmet” which makes it…

A: A predictive adaptive response (PAR) is a type of developmental plasticity in which a reaction to an…

Q: Use a cost–benefit approach to explain why females whose eggs are destroyed still remain with the…

A: Cooperative breeding, is the process in which two or more adults cooperate and raise a single breed…

Q: All of the following are true of primate dispersal, EXCEPT: It helps prevent inbreeding Most…

A: Primate dispersal is the act of primates moving away from their original home to new places or…

Q: Meta population models focus on the BIDE (birth, immigration, death, emigration) dynamics,…

A: Meta population dynamics and genetics are closely related as both fields focus on the study of…

Q: Describe how historical and ecological processes have shaped biodiversity and its distribution. In…

A: Historical processes are the ones that have occurred in the past and have many associated outcomes.…

Q: Allan Pounds and Kevin Anchukaitis both think only one factor - either climate change or an El Nino…

A: Golden toads were found in the Costa Rican rainforests. The male frogs had striking orange color,…

Q: Explain what is meant by the term ‘secondary contact’. Describe two possible outcomes of secondary…

A: Introduction :- The process of bringing together two geographically separated populations of a…

Q: Researchers have characterized the niches of Darwin’s finches by beak size (which correlates with…

A: Niches can be defined as the unique set of resources and environmental conditions that allow a…

Q: Humans often kill rattlesnakes that they encounter. Rattlesnake populations close to human…

A: Reproduction strategy is a behavioural, structural, and functional adaptation of the organism to…

Q: 1. Along the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada consists of intertidal zones…

A: The shell of a mussel is made up of calcium carbonate and protein. The nacre, or "mother of pearl,"…

Q: Northern Pacific TreeFrog       California Red Legged Frog

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Q: In Pulliam 2000 (a paper we read for class), what aspects did the author incorporate to extend the…

A: G. Evelyn Hutchinson has proposed the concept to characterize the ecological niche of a species as a…

Q: You are comparing species diversity between four different habitats: which of the following habitats…

A: Question -  You are comparing species diversity between four different habitats: which of…

Q: THINK IT THROUGH A federal agency has put you in charge of devising responses to the invasions of…

A: Mussel is the name utilized for individuals from a few groups of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater…

Q: Please define ‘r versus K selected’ strategies and then describe how you think organisms with either…

A: The method by which a species lives and procreates is known as its life history strategy. The life…

Q: Adaptive radiation

A: Organisms with generalised characteristics can eat variety of foods and can thrive in a range of…

Q: Consider why there might be natural selection for poisonous plants to warn potential herbivores with…

A: In plants the above-ground structures such as leaves and flowers are vital for photosynthesis and…

Q: For the metapopulation of Daphnia in Scandinavian freshwater pools, which situation would be most…

A: Subpopulations are species that occupy suitable habitats in patch areas. A set of these…

Q: A federal agency has put you in charge of devising responses to the invasion of zebra mussels and…

A: The zebra mussel are found to be the native to Eastern Europe and Western Russia. The given species…

Q: Based on the data in the table below, determine whether mutualism will evolve in Species 1 and…

A: * Mutualism an interaction between two species in which both species will get benifits. *Examples…

Q: After spraying your yard with a weed-killer you notice that you don't see any bees in your yard for…

A: The control group and experimental group are compared against each other in an experiment. The only…

Q: If diversity is governed by the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH), how do we expect D,…

A: Intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) is hypothesis which explains that diversity of species are…

Q: A niche is loosely defined as an organism's role in its environment, which can include factors such…

A: The way in which a species interacts with all of the biotic and abiotic elements that can have an…

Q: he competition among individuals of the same species in the same location.   the principle that two…

A: Competitive exclusion principle was given by Gause that is why this principle is also called Gause s…

Q: What factors play a role in determining the range (area) in which a particular species lives? Choose…

A: A habitat can be defined as the place where an organism makes its home. A habitat meets all the…

Q: Which of the following models, that attempt to explain human origins and dispersal, no longer is…

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Q: which of the following is not a major determinant of whether or not the matrix is a substantial…

A: Introduction  Dispersal is key phenomenon that helps in diversity of the organisms and also helps in…

Q: which of the following statement is false: -The two major compounds in the atmosphere that are…

A: Ecology(termed by E P Odum)is the study of the interactions between the biotic and the abiotic…

Q: Lean mice (+/+) were reared so they had microbe-free guts. Two groups of lean mice were injected,…

A: The study described involves lean mice that were raised to have microbe-free guts and then injected…

Q: organism's niche

A: A niche is the role a species plays in the ecosystem.

Q: Which of the following scenarios best explains how resource partitioning can lead to adaptive…

A: Adaptive radiation is an evolutionary process where many species originated from a single species…

Q: One example of coevolution is when speciation within one group of organisms drives speciation within…

A: The correct answer is Cospeciation.

Q: Which of the following is a term for when species that have recently diverged in isolation come into…

A: Speciation is the process of formation of distinct species as a result of evolution of populations.…

Q: Discuss how changes in organisms within an environment affect their survival. Specifically discuss…

A: Changes in the organism can affect survival in many ways. It is studied under the domain of…

Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.