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| what is behavior a response to? |
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| sum of external & internal stimuli |
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| study of ecological and evolutionary basis for animal behavior |
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| what are the 4 questions that behavioral ecologists try to answer? |
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1. what stimulus elicits the behavior
2. how does the animal's experience during growth and development influence the response
3. how does the behavior aid survival and reproduction
4. what is the behavior's evolutionary history? |
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| what is proximate causation? |
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| the cause for a response that immediately follows; answers the "how" question. |
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| what is ultimate causation |
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| the "real" cause behind a response; answers the "why" question. |
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| what are fixed action patterns? |
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| type of behavior directly linked to a simple stimulus. which is an unlearned, innate, and unchangeable behavior. |
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| the types of movement detailed in lecture that have a fixed action pattern of behavior. |
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| migration, kinesis, taxis |
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| what are the types of behavioral rhythms detailed in lecture that have a FAP of behavior? |
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| circadian (day-to-day ~24hrs.) and circannual (yearly) |
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| a loss of responsiveness to stimuli that convey little or no new information. (i.e. getting used to stimuli) |
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| what is the limited developmental phase in which certain behaviors can be learned? |
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| sensitive (or critical) period. |
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