Question

You drove through Iowa in the spring and noticed that along a stretch of several kilometers, every third fence post had a male red-winged blackbird perched on it defending its nesting territory. This is an example of:________.

Answer 1

You drove through Iowa in the spring and noticed that along a stretch of several kilometers, every third fence post had a male red-winged blackbird perched on it defending its nesting territory. This is an example of uniform dispersion.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are usually three dispersion patterns :

1. Clumping
2. Uniform dispersion
3. Random dispersion

Clumping is the most common.

Uniform dispersion occurs when

• resources are scarce
• Individuals are evenly spaced in a habitat
• Due to competition or territorial behavior

While Random dispersion occurs when resources are plentiful.

Hence ,This is an example of uniform dispersion.