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Bio 159 Name: Read (to the best of your ability) (Slater et al. (2009) and answer the following questions (typed) for 1010 pts. Bring TWO copies to class-one to turn in and one for use in discussion. Answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS (no quotes!). You must do this individually (i.e. you cannot have the same answer as your lab mates. It should be in your own words).

1. What group of animals did this research study focus on? dogs 2. From the introduction, what did this paper examine? What makes the difference in shape of dogs jaw.. 3. What three dietary groups did they divide these animals into? Small prey specialists, generalists/omnivores, large prey specialists 4. In the same paragraph, what skeletal features did they measure with calipers? Upper jaw dimensions 5. What do the results in Figure 2 mean? There is a significant difference among the groups small prey specialists and large prey generalists, small prey specialists and large prey specialists. 6. Which groups have short, stout upper jaws, and which have long, narrow upper jaws? Predators of large prey; predators of small prey 7. What does the discussion say about what selection should favor in groups with different prey? Should favor faster closing jaws in canids that specialize on small, fast moving prey...