Author Question: How is individual fitness measured? A. with techniques developed for anthropometry B. by the ... (Read 45 times)

soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Aug 11, 2018

How is individual fitness measured?

A. with techniques developed for anthropometry
B. by the number of direct descendants an individual has
C. by maximum lung capacity
D. by the amount of genetic diversity in a breeding population
E. by the gene an individual shares with relatives

Question 2

Behavioral ecology studies the evolutionary basis of social behavior. What is one of the discipline's main assumptions?

A. Phenotype is the overwhelming result of genotype.
B. Certain behaviors may be related to differential reproductive success.
C. Natural selection best translates to survival of the fittest.
D. There is no distinction between individual and inclusive fitness.
E. Individual fitness among hominins is measured differently than in other nonhuman primate species.