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20 Cards in this Set
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Behavior |
Response to a stimulis |
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Innate behaviors |
Behaviors known from birth and present in all members of a species |
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Learned behaviors |
The enviroment has effected a individual through a specific event that it retians knowledge of |
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Genitic basis for behavior |
Certain genes can effect how a animal behaves |
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Kinesis |
Change in activity or rate due to a stimulis |
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Taxis |
Specific and directional response towards or away from a stimulis |
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Circadian rythems |
Daily 24 hour cycles controlled by an internal 'biological clock' |
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Seasonal rhythms |
Changes in behavior due to enviromental cues |
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Hibernation |
Reduction of activity,body temperature, and metabolism during the winter |
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Estivation |
Reduced activity in hot or dry months |
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Migration |
Relocation during a certian season Costs- lots of energy Benifit- food, shelter,breeding |
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Color communication |
Can cause a change in behavior due to associated from 2 events |
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Pheromones |
Chemical signals found in low concentration and can be passed between members of the SAME species |
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VNO |
~Vomersonal organ Found in the human nose to non consciously detect pheromones and cause the release of horomones |
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Auditory communication |
Used to communicate: - distress - courtship - warnings - territory |
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Habituation |
Loss of responsiveness to a stimuli that convays no new information |
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Visual communication |
-Only useful during the day unless using bioluminescence -used for courtship or showing dominance (prevent fighting) |
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Learning |
Animals lear through observations or trial and error |
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Mittor |
Neurons |
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Monkey see monkey do |
Neurons that fire both when doing something and observing someonelse doing it (important for learning) |
