Animals of Yellowstone — Yellowstone National Park in the northwest United States is the home of many different animals that also migrate within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Below is a selection of some of those animals with information specific to the… … Wikipedia
selection — /səˈlɛkʃən / (say suh lekshuhn) noun 1. the act of selecting or the fact of being selected; choice. 2. a thing or a number of things selected. 3. a range of things from which selection may be made: a shop with a wide selection of hats. 4. Sport a …
selection — The combined effect of the causes and consequences of genetic factors that determine the average number of progeny of a species that attain sexual maturity; phenotypes that are lethal early in life ( e.g., Tay Sachs disease), that cause … Medical dictionary
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex — … Wikipedia
Sexual selection — This article is about the evolutionary concept. For the selection of the sex of offspring, see sex selection. Goldie s Bird of paradise: Ornamented male above; female below. Paradesia decora by John Gerrard Keulemans (d.1912) Sexual selection, a… … Wikipedia
Social behaviour in animals — Introduction actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) … Universalium
Action selection — is a way of characterizing the most basic problem of intelligent systems: what to do next. In artificial intelligence and computational cognitive science, the action selection problem is typically associated with intelligent agents and animats… … Wikipedia
Altruism in animals — Altruism is a well documented animal behaviour, which appears most obviously in kin relationships but may also be evident amongst wider social groups, in which an animal sacrifices its own well being for the benefit of another animal. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Natural selection — For other uses, see Natural Selection (disambiguation). Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology … Wikipedia
Monogamous pairing in animals — Relationships Types … Wikipedia
