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| What an animal does and how it does it, how an animal interacts with its environment, externally observable muscular activity trigerred by stimulus. Influenced by genetics and environment. |
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| "How." explains actions of an animal in direct relation to its environment. |
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| "why" explains things from a genetic, evolutionary standpoint |
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| The search for ultimate causes |
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| Behavior resulting from genetic causes. Stereotypical (all organims of same species perform it in same way). Requires no learning. Breeding often produces hybrid behaviors. Learning is often not an option. |
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| Stereotyped and often complex series of movements, responses to a specific stimulus called sign stimulus/releaser. Totally genetic, can't be interrupted, don't need to be learned, no thought takes place. |
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| A positive or negative response towards or away from a stimulus. photo-light chemo-food hydro-water thigmu-touch. A type of orientation behavior. |
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| Movement of a body part in response to a stimulus |
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| Change in speed/motion of RANDOM movement in response to a stimulus. |
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| More specific; places body in a position relative to the stimulus.Innate. |
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