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| depression in retina with high cone density. (sharper vision) |
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| a fluid filled coiled section of the inner ear |
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| links spinal cord and peripheral nervous system to brain |
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| i. Responsible for higher thought, sensory integration, and cognitive learning |
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| i. Regulates vision, muscular coordination, balance, physiological controls, and neuro-hormonal regulation |
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| measures amplitude or loudness of vocalizaion |
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| measures frequency of a vocalization |
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Most improtant song functions
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1. identification: Species, sex, individuals.
2. Mate Attraction: May be affected by song structure and complexity
3. Territory establishment and defense: likely most common use of song |
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| set of two or more notes that occur together |
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| rapid repition of three or more simple notes |
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information is stored for later use
(sensory acquisition phase) |
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songs are stored in the brain
(sensory acquisition phase) |
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songs are practiced
unstructured notes and low volume
(sensorimotor phase) |
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adult song is attained
(sensorimotor phase) |
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| fixed area that is deffended continuously for some period of time. breeding or non breeding |
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any behavior related to fighting or competative interaction.
(includes aggreassive, submissive, or escape behaviors and ritualized displays (over and over again)) |
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| polygyny threshold hypothesis |
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| a female will pick an already mated male when she can raise more young than with a single male |
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| an act that increases the finess of another individual at the expense of an individual's own species |
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| study of the interacion of population and their environment |
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| study of characteristics that influence population growth |
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born naked, blind, vulnerable, completly dependant on parent.
except for digestive tract, tissues are immature but grow quick. |
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| born with down, eyes open, mobile, minimal dependance on parents |
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a set of allocation patterns
must allocate between energy and time |
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| layer of the forebrain and the center of intelligence in birds |
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| houses spatial memory and other functions |
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any behavior related to fighting or competative interaction
includes aggressive, submissive, or escape behavior and ritualized displays |
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| optimal flock size is the one that maximizes feeding. the presence of predators can shift optimal size |
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