Paul Overton - 2 - Sociobiology and Behavioural Ecology

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Sociobiology and Behavioural Ecology
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Evolutionary approach to behaviour different name
Behavioural ecology
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Behavioural ecology - stresses way that ... contribution to ... fitness depends on ... (food; enemies; nesting requirements etc.)
Behavioural Darwinian ecology
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Another name for evolutionary approach to behaviour
Sociobiology
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Sociobiology is a termed coined by who
Wilson
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Wilson -
Sociobiology a new synthesis
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Sociobiology stresses merger of ... ('socio') and ...('biology')
Behaviour genetics
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Central problem = explanation of ...
Altruism
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Altruism = ... that increases survival and reproduction of other individuals at a ... to one's ...survival and reproduction
Behaviour cost own
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E.g. A Belding's ground squirrel produces an ... call when it ... a ...
Alarm detects predator
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Behavioural ecology

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Another name for evolutionary approach to behaviour

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Sociobiology is a termed coined by who

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