Chapter 51
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Proximate causation how does a behavior occur? Ultimate causation why has a behavior evolved?
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Innate Fixed behaviors in a population Born with – genetic? Learned Modifications of behavior based on experiences
Instinct Inherent behavior in response to stimuli Ex: newly hatched turtles move toward water Fixed action patterns Sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a simple stimulus Ex: male stickleback fish attack anything with a red underbelly (perceived as a competing male)
Imprinting Phase sensitive learning in response to stimulus Innate and learned Ex: Greylag geese, costumes
Associative learning Ability to associate one environmental feature with another Classical conditioning Pairing of stimuli One stimuli eventually creates response for the other Ex: Pavlov’s dogs Operant conditioning Response reinforced or punished by a stimulus Ex: Skinner’s rats
Problem solving The process of knowing by awareness, reasoning, recollection & judgment Ex: primates learn how to use tools Social learning Learning through observation of others behavior Ex: Prairie dog warning calls
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CHEMICAL SYMBOLIC
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Genetics Studies increasingly show a genetic component to many complex behaviors Evolution Environment Environmental cues prompt behavioral responses Ex: migration Fitness Those with behaviors best fit to their environment will be most successful and more likely to survive and reproduce than those that are less fit …. Evolution!
Altruism Selfless behavior Reduces individual’s fitness but increases fitness of others in the population Ex: naked mole rat colonies Kin selection Natural selection favoring altruism by enhancing reproductive success of relatives
I can explain proximate and ultimate causes of behaviors featured in this chapter. I can describe the following behaviors and explain the degrees of innate and/or learned behavior present in each: Instinct Fixed Action Patterns Imprinting Associative learning: Classical conditioning Operant conditioning Problem solving Social learning I can explain how communication (especially among animals) can be through chemical and/or symbolic signals Pheromones Bee dance I can explain the relationship between the following Organism’s behavior and its genetics Behavior and the environment Behavior and fitness Altruism and kin selection I can design a lab that measures how an environmental condition affects the behavior of terrestrial isopods.
AP Lab 12: Animal Behavior