Define a sign stimulus. Define a supernormal stimulus.

Sign stimulus means fixed action patterns or specific instinctive

behaviour whereas Supernormal stimulus refers to 'better than usual or
normal' where we create heaps of supernormal stimuli for our own
interest
How does the fosB gene contribute to maternal behaviour in mice?
Is it the gene for maternal behaviour?
fosB plays an active role in the brain, it is a gene which is necessary that
needs triggers in maternal behaviour however it is not 'the gene' for
mothering.
Indigo bunting in their first autumn of life learn to define north by
_____.
Star Compass
What happens to the testosterone level of male mountain spiny
lizards in autumn?
Autumn is their breeding season therefore their testosterone level
increased another 10 fold after the summer.
Kin selection is thought to be a factor contributing to the evolution
of eusociality So are some ecological factors. Which ones were
mentioned in class?
Ancestral monagamy