Dispersal And Migration - Animal Behavior Concepts Methods and Applications | Biology+

Course

Animal Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: The Science of Animal Behavior

Set 2: Methods for Studying Animal Behavior

Set 3: Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior

Set 4: Behavioral Genetics

Set 5: Sensory Systems and Behavior

Set 6: Communication

Set 7: Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition

Set 8: Foraging Behavior

Set 9: Antipredator Behavior

Set 10: Dispersal and Migration

Set 11: Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Aggression

Set 12: Mating Behavior

Set 13: Mating Systems

Set 14: Parental Care

Set 15: Sociality

Set 16: Cooperative Behavior

Set 10 Dispersal And Migration

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Set 10 Dispersal And Migration

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is a hypothesized mechanism to explain dispersal behavior?

A) Magnetoreception
B) Smoltification
C) Competition
D) Imprinting
E) Bicoordinate navigation

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(Multiple Choice)

Free

How did Mathieu and colleagues (2010) study dispersal behavior in earthworms?

A) By manipulating the density of individuals
B) By observing multiple natural populations
C) By observing individuals after they experienced a reproductive failure
D) By studying the same individuals over many years
E) By correlating dispersal behavior with ambient temperature

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(Multiple Choice)

Free

How is the dispersal behavior of earthworms and water boatmen similar?

A) The behavior of both occurs only in one sex.
B) The behavior of both occurs repeatedly over the lifetime.
C) The behavior of both occurs only in juveniles.
D) The behavior of both is affected by competition.
E) The behavior of both involves geomagnetic orientation.

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