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Magnetoreception Essay
Magnetic sense used in robins to ...,
Magnetic sense in bats,
Magnetic sense in bees
10  cards
Generally good refs
Sensory system are very costly,
10 of resting energy of blowfly g...,
Drosophila lines kept longer in c...
6  cards
Spider Adaptation to Cave Essay
Sensory systems are costly,
Web casting spider breaks down ph...,
10 of resting blowfly energy spen...
10  cards
Multimodality
Medicinal leeches use water distu...,
Mosquitoes use co2 plumes then vi...,
Seismic cues more important than ...
10  cards
Deceptive Mechanisms for Prey Capture Essay
Siphonophores tentacles mimic zoo...,
Fireflies communicate sexual sign...,
Males mimic other species to gain...
9  cards
Adaptations to Habitat + Sensory Drive
Sympatric anolis species habitat ...,
Urban vs forest blackbird diverge...,
Firefly flash colour varies betwe...
9  cards
Camouflage
Camouflage deceptive communication,
Acmispon wrangelianus genetically...,
Bornean flying lizards gliding me...
7  cards
Electric sense + Echolocation
Elephant fish adapt eod to water ...,
Classic experiments on lesser spo...,
Paddlefish find plankton with ele...
6  cards
Sexual Deception
Blister beetles,
Firefly males mimic prey to lure ...,
Early spider orchid visual chemic...
3  cards
Human Impacts
Urban vs forest blackbirds,
Killer whales in puget sound,
Humpback 29 longer calls when exp...
7  cards
Adaptations of sensory systems/communication to environments
Acoustic adaptation hypothesis,
Divergence of bird song freq depe...,
Sensory plasticity in guppiesvisu...
3  cards

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