Animal Behavior Animal Behavior p Behavior anything an
Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior p Behavior: anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in its environment
Innate Behavior p Inherited behavior p Examples n Reflex- simplest innate behavior with no conscience control p suckling n Instinct- complex pattern of innate behaviors p Web building or nest building
Instinctive Behaviors Sarus Crane birds of paradise planet earth birds of paradise n Courtship- behaviors males and females carry out before mating p Discourages interbreeding between wrong species p. Sounds, visual displays, dances, chemical signals
Territoriality - defense of a physical space, territory §Songs, calls, intimidation, marking territory, attack, chase bashing-bison.
Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors n Circadian behavior p diurnal rhythm – 24 hour cycle of leaf movement p Sleep patterns
Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors n Migration- movement seasonal or periodic -wildebeest-migration Monarchs
Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors n Hibernation- state of reduced metabolism as animals sleep through cold winter
Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors n Estivation- state of reduced metabolism as animals sleep through hot summer
Learned Behavior n Learned Behavior-behavior that changes through practice or experience p Habituation § Animal is given stimulus without punishment or reward § Leads to lack of response § Gets “used to” § Examples: people sleeping through train § habituation and the rat
Learned Behavior Duck loves Dog p. Imprinting § Partially instinct § Attachment to an object during a certain time in an animals life
Learned Behavior p. Trial and Error § Learning where animal is rewarded for a particular response
Learned Behavior p. Conditioning § Learning in which an animal connects a stimulus with a certain behavior § Learning by association § Pavlov’s dogs § conditioning and pavlov
p. Pavlov’s dogs
Learned Behavior p. Insight § Animal uses its experience to respond to something new § Problem solving the box and the banana
Communication p Exchange of information that results in a change in behavior p Sounds, body movements, facial expressions, chemicals bees-navigation
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