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  2. Behavioral ecology - Wikipedia

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    Adaptive traits are those that produce more copies of the individual's genes in future generations. Maladaptive traits are those that leave fewer. For example, if a bird that can call more loudly attracts more mates, then a loud call is an adaptive trait for that species because a louder bird mates more frequently than less loud birds—thus ...

  3. Adaptive behavior (ecology) - Wikipedia

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    For example, adaptive behavior is a mechanism of population stabilization. [23] In natural communities, organisms are able to interact with each other creating complex food webs and predator-prey dynamics. Adaptive behavior helps modulate the dynamics of feeding relationships by having a direct effect on their feeding traits and strategies. [23]

  4. Adaptation - Wikipedia

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    Many aspects of an animal or plant can be correctly called adaptations, though there are always some features whose function remains in doubt. By using the term adaptation for the evolutionary process, and adaptive trait for the bodily part or function (the product), one may distinguish the two different senses of the word. [14] [15] [16] [17]

  5. Pollinator-mediated selection - Wikipedia

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    Pollinator-mediated selection is an evolutionary process occurring in flowering plants, in which the foraging behavior of pollinators differentially selects for certain floral traits. [1] Flowering plant are a diverse group of plants that produce seeds. Their seeds differ from those of gymnosperms in that they are enclosed within a fruit. These ...

  6. Coevolution - Wikipedia

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    Long-tongued bees and long-tubed flowers coevolved, whether pairwise or "diffusely" in groups known as guilds. [48] The types of coevolution listed so far have been described as if they operated pairwise (also called specific coevolution), in which traits of one species have evolved in direct response to traits of a second species, and vice versa.

  7. How to grow a habitat for birds, bees, butterflies and bugs - AOL

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    Numerous studies show that both birds and bees thrive when offered a variety of pollen, nectar, seed and fruit choices. It’s fine to mix huckleberries and raspberries, blueberries and Indian plum.

  8. Adaptationism - Wikipedia

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    It attempts to frame the existence and persistence of traits, assuming that each of them arose independently and improved the reproductive success of the organism's ancestors. A trait is an adaptation if it fulfils the following criteria: The trait is a variation of an earlier form. The trait is heritable through the transmission of genes.

  9. Opinion: Talking to your children about the birds and the ...

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    Remember that actions speak louder than words, so the more your family can do to use less the better. Make a list of climate actions and post it on the fridge, such as turning off the water while ...