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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Wyatt Ch 6 Bhvl Ecology 110918, "Direct Fitness" for example Great Tits optimize their brood size in the long term (over 2 years), naked mole rats see "eusocial" information on this CMap, "Eusocial" animals for example naked mole rats, the queen and up to 3 kings are the only individuals to reproduce while her older offspring (up to 300 individuals) take care of new offspring and dig tunnels in which the family lives, there is limited opportunity to breed due to Ecological Constraints, When both parents are able to provide food for the young & and are needed to successfully rear offspring is exhibited by 90% of bird species, Carnivorous mammal species for example Red fox, Monogamy (1 male + 1 female) is advantageous When both parents are able to provide food for the young & and are needed to successfully rear offspring, Polyandry (1 female + > 1 male) is advantageous in species in which ....., "Behavioral Ecology" for which The behaviors that have evolved are those that increase the "fitness" (survivorshipand reproduction) of the individual exhibiting the behavior, in species in which the females can provision offspring by themselves whch "frees" males from parental duties & allows them to mate with other females and increase their direct reproductive fitness, "Indirect Fitness" for example "Helpers at the nest" ("Cooperative Breeders), different mating systems for example Monogamy (1 male + 1 female), different mating systems for example Polyandry (1 female + > 1 male), Wyatt Ch 6 Addresses "Winning Strategies" or "Behavioral Ecology", they drop larger whelks, instead of smaller whelks because it provides the most food for the energy wasted to break open whelks, The behaviors that have evolved are those that increase the "fitness" (survivorshipand reproduction) of the individual exhibiting the behavior and relate to increased number of offspring over one's lifetime, balancing increased foraging efficiency against predation for example Stickleback fish choose to attack in a high prey density area beacuse greater reward, increased number of offspring over one's lifetime including "Indirect Fitness", Great Tits optimize their brood size in the long term (over 2 years) with the 1-year clutch size being 2-4 eggs below maximum (8-9 chicks vs 10-12 chicks)