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22 Cards in this Set
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Crepuscular |
They are animals that are active primarily during dawn and dusk |
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Migration |
Long distance movements of species, usually on a seasonal basis |
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Home range |
An animals territory. Area in which an animal lives and moves on a periodic basis |
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Alpha animal |
Animal at the top of the hierarchy, and is usually maintained by agonistic behaviour |
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Hibernation |
Period of dormancy in animals during seasonal cold conditions |
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Submissive |
Behaviour which reduces aggression from a dominant individual and reinforces the lower status of another |
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Over wintering |
Range of processes including hibernation, migration and dormancy by which organisms pass through winter conditions |
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Diurnal |
Active during the day |
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Pheromones |
Chemical released by an animal which influences the behaviour of other members of its species |
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Waggle dance |
Communication behaviour in bees to direct other forages to a food source |
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Pair bonding |
Development of a social bond between the male and female of a monogamous pair |
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Dominant |
An animal at the highest level of dominance in a hierarchy, maintained by agonistic behaviour |
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Aestivation |
State of inactivity or dormancy in animals during seasonal or extreme hot/dry conditions |
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Ecological niche |
The role of a species in its habitat, it's biotic and abiotic resource requirements |
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Homing |
Innate ability of an animal to navigate through unfamiliar areas to an original location |
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Kinesis |
Nondirectional response of an animal to a stimuli,usually relates to rate of movement or frequency of turning |
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Territory |
An area defended by an animal, usually by animals of the same species |
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Hierarchy |
Social order in an animal group where one animal is dominant over another (others) |
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Subordinate |
Animal at a lower level of hierarchy |
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Diapause |
A delay in some stages of an arthropods development |
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Taxes |
Movement of an organism in response to a stimulus |
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Herbivore |
Animal which consumes only plant material as its source of nutrition |
