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FNR 25150 Birds Exam 1 with complete solution

Female Gestation Costs - ANSWER=-embryonic/ fetal development -Developmental (uterus and mammary glands) Most costly stage for females - ANSWER=lactation Lactation Cost for polytocous species - ANSWER=larger litters cost more sexual dimorphism - ANSWER=Differences in physical characteristics between males and females of the same species. sexual dimorphism is typical in..... - ANSWER=polygynous mammals Why do female polygynous mammals invest more in sons? - ANSWER=More likely to pass gene...

lamellate bill; shift/sieve-like bill type to sort through aquatic vegetation - ANSWER-Order Anseriformes has a common structure to adapt to aquatic environments. What is it and what is its purpose? provide habitat to migrating and wintering waterfowl - ANSWER-National Wildlife Refuge Systems were initially created to: Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Ontaria - ANSWER-Where were Trumpeter Swans reintroduced to? Michigan and Wisconsin - ANSWER-Which populations of Trumpeter Swans winter in our...

FNR 25150 Birds Quiz 1 questions with correct answers

lamellate bill; shift/sieve-like bill type to sort through aquatic vegetation - ANSWER-Order Anseriformes has a common structure to adapt to aquatic environments. What is it and what is its purpose? provide habitat to migrating and wintering waterfowl - ANSWER-National Wildlife Refuge Systems were initially created to: Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Ontaria - ANSWER-Where were Trumpeter Swans reintroduced to? Michigan and Wisconsin - ANSWER-Which populations of Trumpeter Swans winter in our...

FNR 25150 Birds Exam 1 questions and answers

FNR 25150 Birds Exam 1 questions with complete solution

FNR 25150 Birds Final Exam questions and answers

Oder Piciformes correct answers -Woodpeckers and relatives -Hyiod apparatus -toucans and honeyguides Conservation of Piciformes correct answers Endangered: -ivory-billed Woodpecker (likely extinct) - red-cockaded woodpecker -need dead wood to drill cavities -secondary cavity nesters rely on woodpeckers Migration correct answers regular and seasonal movement of populations, usually between a breeding area and a wintering area -have to be regular and seasonal Nomadism correct ans...

Order Anseriformes correct answers All swans, geese, and ducks; 45 species in North America; adaptations to aquatic habitats, lamellate bill National Wildlife Refuges correct answers Initially created to provide habitat to migrating and winter waterfowl. Ex: Muscatatuck in southern Indiana Trumpeter Swans correct answers Reintroduced to Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario; WI and MI birds, spend winter in our area What class are all birds in? correct answers Aves Common Names corr...