Exam 3: Sexual Selection

Neanderthals first appeared in the fossil record around:

A topminnow is a species of:

According to a study by Cox and Le Boeuf (1973) 4% of male elephant seals are responsible for what percentage of mating during the breeding season:

Parental investment theory was introduced by:

Bull elephant seals are approximately:

Three costs associated with sexual reproduction are:

A polygynous species is one where there is:

Typically a Red Deer stag will warn off challengers by producing some _____loud roars each day:

Both Fisher's and Muller's arguments look at the evolution of sex from the viewpoint of the ______ or ______:

Runaway selection is associated with:

In 2010 the Neanderthal Genome Project reported that modern humans living outside of sub-Saharan Africa typically have between __ and __% of Neanderthal genes:

Matt Ridely refers to the male ornamentation debate as:

The parasite theory of female choice was proposed by:

The Red Queen theory of sex predicts that:

At the beginning of the breeding season red deer stags begin to compete for:

Three biotic components of an organism's environment are:

The raffle analogy of Williams is based on:

Intra-sexual selection leads to:

The notion that sex is maintained in populations by a host parasite arms race that become known as the Red Queen theory was first proposed in 1973 by:

The handicap hypothesis of male ornamentation was proposed by: