Question

Wayne Potts proposed that one behavior exhibited by these animals is mediated by rapidly-propagating “maneuver waves.” Craig Reynolds added the suffix “oids” to the name of these animals in a program that simulates their (15[1])behavior using principles like “collision avoidance” and “velocity matching.” The response of one species of these animals to painted knitting needles led Niko Tinbergen (-5[1])to propose the (-5[1])term “supernormal stimulus.” Two of these animals (*) compete for a shared resource and can choose to always or never fight in a well-studied evolutionary game. Changes in day length are thought to be the primary stimulus for these animals to undergo large-scale latitudinal migrations. Konrad Lorenz studied imprinting in, for 10 points, what class of animals, whose behaviors include flocking? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: birds [or avians or Aves; accept more specific types of birds like gulls or hawks or doves or geese; reject “chickens”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdColumbia B3315
Adam Silvermannats is supposed to mean you all have gone softUG Championship Players (and Mazin)57-5
Josh XiongOlmo (Bonus) BagelryWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again60-5
Michal GerasimiukUG Championship Players (and Mazin)nats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft12110
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry12110

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%17%93.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%33%81.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%67%117.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%67%91.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%50%104.25
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%50%102.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%106.33