EEB324H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Haplodiploidy, Inclusive Fitness, Hymenoptera
9 Apr 2015
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*ps he recycled most of the slides from eeb318. 2/31 multiple effects of environment on fitness an individual"s seeable trait (phenotype) is affected by its genetic make-up (genotype) and the environment it"s raised (developmental environment), together with its selective environment they affect fitness. 3/31 competition red arrows denote negative impact phenotype of a negatively influences phenotype of b and thus its fitness. 4/31 cooperation cooperating individuals enhance fitness of one another. More than 2 individuals show parental-like behaviour toward a single brood. Hamilton"s inequity kicks in organisms always strive for high fitness, here if the helping is way too detrimental to one self, the helping behaviour is no longer favored. 8/31 florida scrub jay: florida scrub; endangered by fire suppression, monogamous; reproductively mature at. 2 years: female incubates; male delivers food to female and young, year-old young (helpers) provide supplementary feeding to nestlings as they grow, and help defend territory, offspring disperse after 2 years.
