Vertebrate Zoology Greg Burchett Lecture Final Study Guide
Listed below are the chapters covered on the final exam. There are individual topics, as well as conceptual topics which were discussed in lecture. Make sure to carefully look at your lecture exam notes as well, because most of the exam will be from material and examples covered in class. Good luck! Animal Behavior: Proximate versus ultimate causes of animal behavior. Ethology; Sociobiology Konrad Lorenz; Karl von Frisch; Niko Tinbergen; E.O. Wilson. Stereotypical behavior; Releasers; Innate behaviors Habituation; Imprinting Agonistic behavior; Dominance hierarchy; Territoriality Mating systems; Polygyny; Polyandry Alturistic behavior; Group selection; Kin selection Inclusive fitness; Eusociality The Biosphere and Animal Distribution: Atmospheric changes through time on Earth. The role of the carbon cycle within the greenhouse effect. Relationships between carbon dioxide and temperature changes. Major terrestrial biomes on Earth (features and examples). Relationship between climate and surface light intensity. Factors influencing wind pattern distribution. Biogeography; Plate techtonics and continental drift. Animal ecology: Levels in animal ecology (organism through biosphere). Niche types; Habitat Survivorship; Cohorts; Age structure Exponential and logistic growth; Carrying capacity; Density-dependent and independent growth regulation. Community relationships; Competition; Competitive exclusion; Resource partitioning Mimicry; Predatory prey interactions. Trophic levels; Food chains and webs; Herbivors, carnivores, detritivores. Ecological pyramids. Biogeochemical cycles. Biodiversity and extinction; Habitat fragmentation