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    Name: Subject & Section: Survival of The Sneakiest: Understanding Evolution Team

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    The document is about sneaker male crickets that do not call to attract females like louder males do. While not calling makes the sneaker males less conspicuous to predators, it also means they must rely on stealth to mate. Selection in this case favored sneaker males that avoid detection from callers to reproduce, showing fitness is not just about strength but also behaviors like sneaking that ensure survival and passing on genes.

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    The document is about sneaker male crickets that do not call to attract females like louder males do. While not calling makes the sneaker males less conspicuous to predators, it also means they must rely on stealth to mate. Selection in this case favored sneaker males that avoid detection from callers to reproduce, showing fitness is not just about strength but also behaviors like sneaking that ensure survival and passing on genes.

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    The document is about sneaker male crickets that do not call to attract females like louder males do. While not calling makes the sneaker males less conspicuous to predators, it also means they must rely on stealth to mate. Selection in this case favored sneaker males that avoid detection from callers to reproduce, showing fitness is not just about strength but also behaviors like sneaking that ensure survival and passing on genes.

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    Survival of the Sneakiest
    by the Understanding Evolution team at http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/sneakermales_01

    "Survival of the fittest" means that the strong succeed, and the weak fail, right? Well, often that's how it's portrayed,
    but the real story is a bit trickier. Let's take a closer look at what the crickets do...
    Discussion questions:

    1. What does fitness mean in the story of the crickets? (5 pts)

    2. Why do you think calling is good for the crickets? (5 pts)

    3. Why do you think calling is bad for the crickets? (5 pts)

    4. How did selection work in this cricket story? Give 2 examples. (5 pts)

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