Question

A model originally applied to one form of this behavior includes a parameter a that represents searching efficiency and was developed by Nicholson and Bailey. Instances of one form of this behavior are more likely to occur between closely related species according to Emery’s rule. A namesake (-5[1])form of castration and micropredation are two of the six major strategies of this behavior. (-5[1])Sexual reproduction may have evolved as a response to this behavior according to the Red Queen hypothesis. (10[1])The mafia hypothesis proposes that threat of retaliation leads to acceptance of cuckoos laying their eggs in other nests, (10[2]-5[1])which is a classic example (10[1])of this behavior’s (10[1])“brood” form. For 10 points, (10[1])name this form of symbiosis in which the namesake organism benefits at the expense of its host. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: parasitism [or parasitic behavior or parasites; accept brood parasitism or social parasitism or kleptoparasitism; accept parasitoids or parasitoidism; prompt on symbiosis until read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ariel FaederPitt AOhio State A (UG)46-5
Aswath Karai (DII)Michigan State AMichigan A61-5
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan AMichigan State A7810
JacobOSU CKenyon A9710
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan BCWRU D (DII)9710
Matthew KElley (DII)Michigan C (UG)Michigan State C (UG)97-5
Jake Meltzer (DII)CWRU A (UG)CWRU C (UG)10210
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU B (UG)Michigan D (DII)10510
Shourjo Ganguli (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Pitt A11010
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State C (UG)Michigan C (UG)12810

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%83.67
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y8100%0%50%110.38
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%33%91.67
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%43%102.43
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y8100%0%25%107.50
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%67%98.67
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y11100%0%9%89.36