ISCI 1A24 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Redback Spider, Early Summer, Baboon
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In troops, tight-knit social groups with one alpha male. Can live up to 30, males reach maturity around 10, females able to reproduce around 4-5. Highly vocal vocalizations and behavioural communications (yawning to display large, threatening canines) Female external genitalia swell and become bright pink/red during estrus (30-40 days), indicates desire for copulation with males with highest fitness. Use observation and experimentation to support or refute an hypothesis. You love the irish music on thursdays at the el farol. It is only enjoyable if there are less than 60 people there. If ore than 60 show up, it is too crowded and everyone has a worse time. Only 2 choices in the game: a or b. The goal is to be in the smaller group. Score 1 point for being in the smaller group. You and a friend have been engaging in criminal activity.