After a Dry Spring, Rufous-Winged Sparrows in the Sonoran Desert

question 12

Multiple Choice

After a dry spring, rufous-winged sparrows in the Sonoran Desert wait for summer rainfall to stimulate the onset of reproduction. Sparrows likely use rainfall as an environmental cue because

• A) rainfall is a predictable cue that ensures that they are primed for reproduction at the same time every year.
• B) they live near the equator and the small changes in photoperiod are too difficult to use as a cue for reproduction.
• C) the onset of the monsoon in the summer determines when sparrows migrate north for the breeding season.
• D) they live in an arid, unpredictable environment where rainfall provides a more informative cue for resource availability and reproductive timing.

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