What Is the Source of Public Information That Kittiwakes Use

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is the source of public information that kittiwakes use to assess breeding site quality?

• A) The overall health of individuals in the same patch
• B) The mortality of adults in the same patch
• C) The foraging success of individuals in the same patch
• D) The reproductive success of birds in the same patch
• E) The dispersal distances of individuals in the same patch

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Definitions:

Sequence

A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.

Age-Related Timing

A concept in developmental psychology regarding the timing of events in an individual's life which may impact their growth and behavior.

Puberty

The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physically capable of sexual reproduction.

Sexual Maturity

Sexual maturity is the stage in an organism's life cycle when it has reached the ability to reproduce, characterized by the development of secondary sexual characteristics and reproductive organs.