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Animal Behavior
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Animal Behavior Behavior: anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in its environment
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Innate Behavior Inherited behavior Uses hormones or nervous system
Examples Reflex- simplest innate behavior No conscience control
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Innate Behavior Examples Instinct- complex pattern of innate behaviors
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Instinctive Behaviors
spider courtship dance bird of paradise-courtship Courtship- behaviors males and females carry out before mating Sounds, visual displays, dances, chemical signals
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Instinctive Behaviors
Territoriality- defense of a physical space, territory Against other members of the same species Reduces aggression-threat or harm to another animal Against other species- may include aggression Songs, calls, intimidation, marking territory, attack, chase
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Territoriality bashing-bison. Animal Territory
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Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
Circadian rhythm – 24 hour cycle of behavior 52.2 Circadian Rythm plant circadian rhythm to fight insects
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Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
-wildebeest-migration Migration- seasonal or periodic movement of animals in response to changes in climate or food availability, or to ensure reproduction.
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Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
Hibernation- state of reduced metabolism as animals sleep through cold winter
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Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
Estivation- state of reduced metabolism as animals sleep through hot summer
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Learned Behavior Learned Behavior-behavior that changes through practice or experience Habituation Animal is given stimulus without punishment or reward Leads to lack of response Gets “used to”
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Learned Behavior Imprinting
Duck imprinting on Dog Imprinting Attachment to an object during a certain time in an animals life
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Learned Behavior Trial and Error
Learning where animal is rewarded for a particular response
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Learned Behavior Conditioning
Learning in which an animal connects a stimulus with a certain behavior Learning by association Pavlov’s dogs
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Pavlov’s dogs
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Learned Behavior Insight
Animal uses its experience to respond to something new Problem solving Youtube: Chimp Problem Solving Youtube: Chimp Cooperation
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Communication Exchange of information that results in a change in behavior Sounds, body movements, facial expressions, chemicals bees-navigation
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