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Describe Behaviour
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sum of animal’s response to internal & external
environmental cues |
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What is behavioural ecology?
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study behavior in an evolutionary context
proximate questions: HOW ultimate questions: WHY |
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What are fixed action patters?
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innate, under genetic control,can be improved with experience, example: goose retrieving an egg
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Behaviour is a result of __?
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genetic and environmental factors
eg. courtship behavior in fruit flies & interaction of rats |
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What is learning?
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modification of behaviour as a result of specific experiences
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What is a cognitive map?
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a representation within the nervous system of spatial relations among objects in an animals environment
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What is associative learning?
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a stimulus or response is linked to a reward or punishment; includes classical conditioning and trial and error learning
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What is classical conditioning?
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arbitrary stimulus becomes associated
with particular outcome, example Pavlov’s dog |
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Give an example of operant conditioning (trial and error)
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Skinner Box
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What is social learning?
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learning by observing behavior of
others. Example: vervet monkeys giving distinct alarm call |
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What is cognition?
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categorizing objects such as ‘same’ & ‘different’, includes percieving, storing, integrating, and using information obtained by sensory receptors
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Describe problem solving
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applying past experience to overcome
obstacles in new situations |
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What is foraging?
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behaviour used in recognizing, searching for, captruring, and consuming food
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Describe the optimal foraging theory.
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animal's feeding behaviour should provide maximal energy gain with minimal energy expense
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What is the main difference between generalists and specialists?
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generalists eat a variey of things whereas specialists eat very specific things
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