ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Ch. 33. Ethology The study of animal behavior.
Animal behavior
Transcript of Animal behavior
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Animal Behavior
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Types of Behavior
Behavior: way an organism interacts with other organisms & the environment
2 Main Types Innate Learned
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Innate Behavior
Innate Behavior: Behavior you are born with Examples:
Reflexes – automatic response Instinct – complex pattern of innate behavior that
continues until all parts of the behavior have been preformed. (Spider spinning web)
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Learned Behavior
Learned Behavior: Develops during lifetime Examples:
Imprinting – animal forms a social attachment (birds) Trial and Error - (Tying your shoes) Conditioning – behavior is modified to respond to a
stimulus (Pavlov’s Dog) Insight – using past experience to solve problems
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Interactions
Social Behavior: interactions among the same species Ex: courtship, mating, claiming territories,
protection Societies: group of animals living & working
together
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Territorial Behavior
Territorial Behavior: animals defending land from other members of a species. Why do animals defend their territories?
Food and other resources, mates, etc Aggression: forceful behavior used to dominate
or control. Submission: a posture used to make the animal
appear smaller to show surrender.
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Communication
Courtship behavior: behaviors animals perform before mating. Is this innate or learned behavior?
Pheromones: form of chemical communication used to influence the behavior of another animal.
Sound Communication: (frogs croaking)Light Communication: (fireflies)