match the biological example (from list at the bottom) with the mating system above.
_ Dominant male elephant seals have the highest mating success
_ Male sage grouse display in large groups but don't provide females with material benefits
_male fruit flies defend oviposition sites (fruits)to mate with females upon their arrival
_ Honey bee colonies are more productive due to multiple matings by the queen
_ Female baboons will mate with lower ranked males to protect offspring from alpha male
_ Female dunnocks mate with second (beta) males to solicit paternal care
A. female defense polygny B. Resource defense polygny C. Lek D. Polyandry for material benefits E. Polyandry to reduce infanticide F. Polyandry for good genes
Dominant male elephant seals have the highest mating success- D. Polyandry for material benefits.
Male sage grouse display in large groups but don't provide females with material benefits- C. Lek.
Honey bee colonies are more productive due to multiple matings by the queen- F. Polyandry for good genes.
Male fruit flies defend oviopsition sites to mate with females upon their arrival- B. Resource defense polygyny.
Female baboons will mate with lower ranked males to protect offspring from alpha male - E. Polyandry to reduce infanticide.
Female dunnocks mate with second males to solicit paternal care- A. Female defence polygyny.
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