In: Biology
Under what conditions are generalization favored overspecialization and vice versa. Explain why those conditions lead to specialization or generalization. For each of the animals below, tell me the ways they are likely to avoid predation of themselves or their offspring. There can be multiple answers per species.
Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica)
Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena spp.)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Five-lined skink (Plestiodon faciatus)