Animal Behavior Final Study Guide

<p>Click (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Allomone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Classical conditioning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Zugenruhe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organ used in a bird's throat that produces sounds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Konrad Lorenz (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Why some animals exhibit altruistic behaviors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A series of connected behavioral acts triggered by a sign stimulus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>John Maynard Smith (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acclimation to a stimulus that results in a decreased response (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Behavior linked to the schedule of the ocean's tides (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Defecation associated with another activity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ivan Pavlov (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Focal sampling allows for in-depth observation of one animal. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All four legs come off the ground in a two-beat pattern. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Show submission and reduce aggression. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish territory and communicate hierarchies. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frogs croaking. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Visual communication. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical stimuli. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical signals. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aposematic coloration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cattle egret and a cow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lek (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two species cannot coexist in the same ecological niche for long when competing for resources. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Withdrawal distance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clarity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When a bachelor male sets up a new territory next to an established male. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mutualism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individual identity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marking territory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The production of large and small gametes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Information centers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lapping (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prey movement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Avoidance distance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alarm calls (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent genetic inbreeding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure exclusive access to a single female (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maximize genetic diversity in their offspring (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree of parental investment required for offspring (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When females are widely dispersed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Founder of animal behavior, studied Herring gull pecking behavior and sign stimuli.

Founder of animal behavior, researched imprinting in graylag geese.

Russian psychologist who discovered conditioned reflexes through dog experiments.

American psychologist who studied operant conditioning using a 'box'.

A series of instinctive behaviors that occur in a sequence.

A systematic description and categorization of animal behavior.

An inappropriate behavior that occurs in response to conflicting situations.

Decrease in response to a repeated stimulus.

Observing one animal's behavior repeatedly, at different times

Observing multiple animals' behaviors at once, at the same time.

Using sounds to communicate with each other

Using body movements or displays for communication, like fiddler crabs using claws.

Communication involving sounds, like stridulation

Communicating using scents or chemicals, like rattlesnake prey tracking.

Communication using touch or pressure.

Resting behaviors that benefit the group, not just the individual, like bonding, submissive signalling, or protection.

A behavioral response where an organism moves towards a light source.

The fundamental unit of sound used by bats for echolocation.

The process by which bats use sound waves to navigate and find food.

Learning through consequence. An animal learns to associate a behavior with a reward or punishment.

Learning by associating two stimuli.

A rapid learning process, especially in birds, that happens during a critical period early in life. Often involves attachment to the first moving object seen.

Animals learn to recognize and respond to objects or patterns in their environment.

Response to tactile, or touch, stimuli.

Bats use clicks to create a picture of their environment by bouncing sound waves off objects.

Choosing food based on its energy value compared to how much effort it takes to get it.

Places where unsuccessful foragers can learn from others who are more successful in finding food.

A way of drinking where only the tongue touches the water surface to scoop it up.

The distance a prey animal will get close to a predator before fleeing.

Signals used by prey to warn others of danger.

Techniques used by prey to escape predators, including alarm calls and flushing the flock or having sentries.

More predators in the area cause prey animals to stay further away.

A male mating strategy where a single male partners with a single female. This can happen when male involvement in offspring care is important or females are spread out.

A female mating strategy where a single female mates with multiple males. This aims to maximize healthy offspring by getting diverse genes.

Males and females often have different mating strategies due to their differing roles in reproduction. These strategies depend on factors like parental investment and offspring needs.

To ensure his genes are passed on successfully by mating with one female, especially if he's involved in raising young, or if females are sparse.

To maximize the health and viability of offspring by obtaining diverse genes from multiple males.

Bright warning colors in animals that signal danger or unpleasant taste to predators

A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.

A harmless species mimics a harmful one to avoid predators.

Two species competing for limited resources cannot coexist in the same niche for long.

One male mates with multiple females.

An animal mimics something appealing to lure prey.

Young animals born helpless and dependent on parents.