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Ecology
Exam #2- reproductive strategies
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Undergraduate 4
10/30/2011

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unisexuality
Definition
two sexes, male and female, in separate individuals
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Hermaphroditism
Definition
both sexual functions in the same individual
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Barnacles
Definition
•Adult barnacles are sessile filter feeders
•Most barnacles are simultaneous hermaphrodites
•Barnacles have the longest penis relative to body size, about 10 times its body height!
•When a barnacle is ready to lay eggs it releases pheromones to alert a neighbor to extend its penis.
•After fertilization, the barnacle broods its eggs and releases them as larvae.
•One barnacle may produce 10,000 eggs!
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Anthias
Definition
•Anthias hatch as females; coloration is pale
•After one year, some start switching to male
•Male coloration is vivid red
•Males compete for access to females
•Males mate with many females (polygyny)
•Males defend females in their mating group
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Perfect Plant
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Has both sexual functions in the same plant. 72% of all plants are perfect
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monoecious
Definition
separate male and female flowers on the same plant
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diecious
Definition
separate sexual functions in separate individual plants
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Cucurbita pepo
Definition
pumpkin,squash, monoecious
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Holly
Definition
Diecious,unisexual, plants are male or female
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sexual reproduction involves...
Definition
meiosis, syngamy(fusion of gametes), creation of new gene combinations
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self fertilization
Definition
self-reproduction with no help from another species
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Parthenogenesis
Definition
females produce without the use of sperm and all female species evolves
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asexual reproduction
Definition
never involves syngamy, produces buds(invertebrates), and cloning can occur
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Relative cost of asexual rep.
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its energetically cheap, off. with traits like parents, off. successful
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Relative cost of sexual rep.
Definition
mating is risky and costly, cost of meiosis(parents only contribute half of genes)
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Red Queen Hypothesis
Definition
organisms require variation to allow continual change to stay one up against pathogens, predators and competitors.
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monogamy
Definition
a male and female of a single pair bond
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polygamy
Definition
one gender mates with many of the other sex
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Polygyny
Definition
one male with many females
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Polyandry
Definition
one female with many males (rare)
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Promiscuity
Definition
many males mate with many females
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male parental care
Definition
is favored when male can contribute substantially to care of young
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Male red-winged blackbirds
Definition
polygynous males use visual and auditory expressions to attract females for mating. females use polygamy to choose high quality territories
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Red Phalarope
Definition
Breeds in summer in Arctic tundra; winters at sea off coasts of Africa and South America
Females: brighter plumage, 1st on tundra, compete for nesting sites; mate w/multiple males
Males: duller plumage, each male has 1 nest, carries out all parental care (incubate and feed chicks),Females guard males during nesting period
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