Types of Behavior

Is a REFLEX

How do animals communicate? Sound communication Light communication Pheremones Courtship behavior

why ducklings follow the mother duck or….. Konrad Lorenz the scientist famous for

studying imprinting

INSTINCT

aggression

submission

a behavior an organism is born with and does NOT have to be learned. Includes REFLEX and INSTINCT.

reflex : a hardwired association

The spinal cord is a sort of simple brain. An association between "hot!"-pattern-recognition and "release!"-action is hardwired in the spinal cord. I'm born with this association. My brain is bypassed, so that it can think more important issues while I am dealing with hot cooking ware. Another advantage: bypassing complicated circuitry makes reactions quicker.

NOCTURNAL ?

DIURNAL?

NOCTURNAL= active at NIGHT

Note the BIGGER EYES

And flat face to help it see

Better at night

DIURNAL= active during DAY