ANT211H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Preoptic Area, Fallopian Tube, Anisogamy
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Natural selection works on the variable of variation. Where animals vary, and where those variations are at least partly inherited, the less successful varieties will be eliminated, and the more successful will become relatively numerous. Reproductive advantage: a successful organisms trait must be passed on to descendants. Therefore, the goal is to pass on best genes to future generations through reproduction. Sociobiology: the study of behaviour based on darwinian paradigm basis of population genetics and evolutionary theory: according to sociobiology, all behaviour stems from the idea that we are all subconsciously trying to optimize our reproductive success. Wilson (the father of sociobiology) is a naturalist who looked at large insect populations and determined that their behaviour were largely controlled by reproductive inheritance: problem: cultural variable (i. e. , environment) can often have a part. 4 explanations to answer why in biology using ex: why do male birds sing in the spring? (pc, uc, o,p)
