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Concept 515 Nia Sanders Foraging Behavior Optimal foraging theory views foraging behavior as a compromise between the benefits of nutrition and the costs of obtaining food Natural selection should favor foraging behavior that minimizes cost and maximizes benefits . 57375 e following behaviors are commonly seen in Florida waters TRAVELING RESTING FORAGING AND FEEDING Bottlenose dolphins use a variety of techniques to pursue and capture prey SOCIALIZING Social interactions involve breeding playing aggression and 2/27. What is allele frequency. ?. What are the four ways evolution occurs?. Evolution Island. Finish the lab now!!. After the Lab. Staple all Teammates’ papers . together.. I . will grade 1 of them…. You don’t know whose it is.. E.g., the evolution of pepper spiciness. …. What does natural selection “act on”?. the . gene. the . individual. the . population. or . group. the . species. They are in you and me; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the ultimate rationale for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines.. Genetic and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior. Why Genetics?. Behavior is hereditary!. Our environment has shaped our behavior across generations . . EVOLUTION. We can learn much about our behavior by studying our animal relatives.  . 3.32 Understand how resistance to antibiotics can increase in bacterial populations (natural selection). . Natural Selection. Darwin put forward the theory of ‘natural selection’.. It can be . Adaptation, Mutation, and Finches?. Natural Selection. Natural selection means that traits that offer an advantage will most likely be passed on to offspring; individuals with those traits have a better chance of surviving. . Nowhere to Hide. The concept of Natural selection. Individual organisms of the same kind differ in characteristics. Name some characteristics. Sometimes these differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing. #1: . Explain why diversity aids in species survival..  . Can I describe the process of natural selection?. General Outcome #3:. Describe the role of genetic material and biotechnology. Can I describe the process of artificial selection as a biotechnology?. Ethology is the study of animal behavior. in natural conditions. Natural selection can change the frequency. of observed animal behavior. Behavior. that increases the chances of survival and reproduction will become more prevalent in a population. What is natural selection?. It’s the . process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. . The . theory. of its action was first fully . explained . Kathryn Coe, PhD. Professor, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Organization of presentation. What is altruism?. Modern Darwinian Theory. Theories proposed to account for altruism. you need . 2. . sheets of lined paper. Vocabulary Diagrams. This is a pencil!. Do now activity: make . 7. . diagrams. Vocab Word. Teacher Definition. Student Definition. Student Sentence. Teacher Sentence. A. Species overproduce offspring that may survive an environment.. B. There is little variation among members of a population.. C. Competition for resources, mates, and space among species leads to a struggle to survive.. Spring Feb 2015 . Gene Frequency . Random . g. enetic mutations occurs. Inherent. Variation . Sexual reproduction. . Relationship between Gene Frequency and Natural . S. election. Natural Selection.