Claims about Juncos

Which population of birds would forage for longer in an environment with many people walking around?

• UCSD juncos because they flew away before humans could get close.

• Mt Laguna Juncos because they allowed humans to get closer to them.

• UCSD Foraging Juncos, because they allowed humans to get closer to them.

• Mt Laguna Juncos because they flew away before humans could get close.

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Would any of the birds in one population forage for as long as birds from another population in an environment with many people walking around?

• Yes, because there is variation between each population.

• Yes, because there was no difference in flight initiation distance for each population.

• No, because there is variation in each population

• No, because the UCSD juncos are always more bold.

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Which population of birds would incubate eggs for longer in an environment with many people walking around? 

• UCSD Juncos

• Mt Laguna Juncos

• They were identical

• You're silly, birds don't incubate! That's just bacteria.

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Will the UCSD juncos most likely be more or less bold in 10 years?

• More bold

• Less Bold

• They have leveled out, and will stay this bold.

• This graphic does not have any indication of boldness

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Which population had the least variation when it came to their flight initiation distance?

• UCSD Incubating Juncos

• Mt Laguna Incubating Juncos

• UCSD Foraging Juncos

• Mt Laguna Foraging Juncos

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Which population had the most variation when it came to their flight initiation distance?

• UCSD Incubating Juncos

• Mt Laguna Incubating Juncos

• UCSD Foraging Juncos

• Mt Laguna Foraging Juncos

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Which population was the most timid, and could not tolerate humans getting close?

• UCSD Incubating Juncos

• Mt Laguna Incubating Juncos

• UCSD Foraging Juncos

• Mt Laguna Foraging Juncos

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Why might incubating birds not initiate flight until humans are within a meter of them?

• That's incorrect, they actually had the least tolerance for humans getting close

• They do not see the humans approach because they are too distracted by their eggs

• They need to protect their nest

• They are fearless as mothers

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As more generations are being born, what is happening to the UCSD Junco boldness?

• They are getting less bold over time

• They are getting more bold over time

• They have the same boldness as their ancestors

• This graph measures flight distances

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When was there the most amount of variation in these birds?

• Around the first generation

• Around the 10th generation

• Around the 100th generation

• There is an equal variation in each generation

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