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| An example of a group of birds with high nesting success and a small clutch size is: |
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| Excavating cavity-nesters |
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| As an egg passes through the female reproductive tract, the eggshell is laid down in the: |
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| Birds that rely strictly on body reserves for egg formation and NOT an example of: |
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| A group of birds with a relatively long incubation period are: |
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| The thermal tolerance of eggs is: |
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| Narrow and 35 to 40 degrees Celsius |
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| The ability of avian young to generate metabolic heat and maintain a constant body temperature is termed: |
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The following birds all weigh close to 100 grams. Which species would be expected to have the fastest growth rate?
European Starling
Eastern Screech Owl
Actic Tern
American Golden Plover
Japanese Quail |
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| A type of parental care that is unequally shared among the young and total cost increases with egg or brood size is: |
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| The most common form of parental care in ostriches, emus and other primitive ratites is: |
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| Male-only uniparental care |
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| The long-term population dynamics of woodland grouse are best characterized as: |
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| The following is NOT an adaptation of obligate brood parasites for parasitism of hosts: |
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| Mimicry of host vocalizations |
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| In community ecology, a measure of species richness at a local scale is _______ diversity: |
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| Genetic evidence has shown that the Yellow and Red-shafted races of the Northern Flicker are not closely related sister taxa. This speices can be considered: |
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| Land birds that are endemic to the islands of Hawaii are now confined to high elevations by the presence of: |
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| Mosquitos and avian malaria |
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| The following is NOT a component that is used in calculating the productivity or reproductive output of north temperate land birds: |
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| Female ducks start incubating toward the end of egg-laying, which results in _________ hatching of the young: |
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| Eggs require external sources of heat for successful development, and most birds transfer heat to the eggs through an anatomical structure known as the: |
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| Avain young have two adaptations to assist with breaking out from the eggshell, the eggtooth and the: |
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| A bird species that has gonads that develop and the regress in the course of its annual cycle is and example of a _______ breeder: |
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| One adaptation the birds use to prevent eggs from overheating is: |
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| In the majority of bird species, _____ parents contribute to parental care of young. This is termed ____________: |
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| Biological diversity of birds is greater at tropical than temperate latitudes. One biotic factor that might lead to greater diversity at equatorial latitudes is ________ ________: |
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| interspecific competition |
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