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| a trait that enables an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment |
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| all actions an animal performs |
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| an inborn behavior pattern that an animal performs correctly the first time |
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| the process that leads to change in behavior based on practice or experience |
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| the process of learning to connect a stimulus with a good or bad event |
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| occurs when an animal, through repeated practice, learns to perform a behavior more and more skillfully |
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| the process of learning how to solve a problem or do something new by applying what is already known |
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| the capacity of a computer to perform complex tasks such as learning from experience and solving problems |
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| a process in which certain newly hatched birds or newborn mammals learn to follow the first object they see |
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| a threatening behavior that one animal uses to gain control over another |
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| an area that is occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals |
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| the behavior that animals of the same species engage in to prepare for mating |
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| a group of closely related animals that work together for the benefit of the whole group |
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| behavior cycle that occurs over a period of approximately one day |
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| a state of greatly reduced body activity that occurs during the winter |
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| the regular, periodic journey of an animal from one place to another and back again for the purpose of feeding or reproducing |
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