Behave Yourself! Animal behaviors and how you fit in M. Schultz

Mimicry Monarch and viceroy butterflies

Mimicry Coral snake mimics

Mimicry Orchid praying mantis

Coloration/Camouflage Walking stick insects

Coloration/Camouflage Poison dart frog and black widow spider

Migration Geese

Hibernation Bears, marmots, frogs

Estivation African bullfrog and fringe toed lizard

Innate/Instinctive Behavior Suckling to nurse

Imprinting Ducklings follow their mothers

Learned Behavior What bears eat

Learned Behavior Nest building

Learned Behavior Humans learn fire is hot

Conditioning Training a dog

Habituation Dogs ignore all cars driving by until your car pulls up.

Trial and Error Learning to press a lever for food

Trial and Error Students who study get good grades

Territoriality Wolves will mark their territory

Competition Rams fighting for mates Squirrels fighting for territory

Positive Chemotaxis Male cockroach pheromones attract females

Negative Chemotaxis The smell of a skunk repels animals

Positive Phototaxis Moths to a light

Negative Phototaxis Moles live underground

Circadian Rhythms Human alertness during the day