NATS 1550 Final: Animal Migration Final Exam Review (Lectures + Readings)
5 Dec 2012
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Modern classification began in the mid-1700s (linnaeus: father of classification) This system ultimately established 7 categories all hierarchical (ranked) Every species is associated with a name in every rank. There are more recent additions: domains and life. Topologists: originally created in current forms (immutable/ pre-evolution) resembles. Evolutionists: mutable/ changeable, name reflects evolutionary history related. Phylogeny: evolutionary history (phyle tribe, genesis creation) Lecture #6 downside of wintering in the tropics. Long distance, obligate, complete, nocturnal, neotropical (new world, central america) Ontario, wintertime: wet, mangrove forests male dominant, dry, second-growth scrub female dominant. Exhibits: sexual habitat segregation ; males dominant females takes better territory. Yes, 2 evidence to prove: early part of winter, there are displacements where 1 bird take another"s property, methods of studying migration: Experimented on: jamaican black mangrove" and dry scrub" habitants. Birds that lived in the scrubs have: more mass loss and lower annual survival rates.
