In Island Biogeography theory, island size affects ________ rate, whereas the distance from the mainland affects __________________ rate. (this is answerable in as few as 2 words). 

From an ornithologists/research scientist perspective, subspecies and race are equivalent terms.

Often species endangerment is attributable to a single cause. 

The immigration rate (colonization rate) of a distant island is affected most by what 2 factors?  

Bird species that exhibit sympatric polymorphism (currently or in the recent past) include all EXCEPT:

Dominant individuals have more fat because they have access to the best food resources.

Define Sink. 

Match the following questions with the answers below.

In its simplest form commonly used by lay people (i.e., the grandmother test), species diversity (or biodiversity) is often equated with: 

In a community of birds the class sampled during a field trip, we recorded 7 different species, each with 13 individuals (abundance).  Could a reasonable person (i.e., an average UMC ornithology student) mentally and easily calculate without paper, pencil, or calculator the following terms: