18 Questions
What role does locomotor play serve in Belding’s ground squirrels?
Enhancing motor skills
Which species did Reinhold et al. study in their research on play behavior?
Rats
What type of strategies did the rats exhibit when playing hide-and-seek?
Targeting specific locations
Which part of the brain was found to be activated during play based on the research mentioned?
Prefrontal cortex (mPFC)
What type of calls do tickled rats emit?
50 kHz calls
What is a significant aspect of species play that researchers are interested in distinguishing?
The common roots and mechanisms of play
What are some hiding strategies mentioned in the text?
Being silent when hiding
What is the significance of the experiment with rats?
It reveals rats can take different roles, avoid being seen, and show different patterns of brain activity while seeking versus hiding
What does the text suggest could help answer some outstanding questions about animal behavior?
Miniaturizing brain recorders and applying them to multiple animals playing together or alone
Who proposed the idea of adding a 5th 'why' to the framework developed by Tinbergen?
Burghardt
What is a potential future application of insights gained from the 'hide-and-see' experiment?
Reading animals' minds
Who expanded Julian Huxley's 3-why framework to a 4-why framework?
Tinbergen
What concept distinguishes animals from humans in terms of studying species?
Homoplasy
Which type of evolution results in non-homologous characters resembling each other?
Convergent Evolution
What is the main difference between homology and homoplasy?
Homology indicates a common ancestry, while homoplasy does not.
In the context of evolution, what does the term 'homoplasy' imply?
Traits that are similar but not due to a common ancestor.
Why is the concept of 'homoplasy' important in comparative neuroethology?
It aids in understanding why certain traits are similar across different species.
What evolutionary phenomenon leads to homologous characters changing independently in a similar manner?
Parallel Evolution
Explore different species' play behaviors and mechanisms in this lecture quiz. Learn about the common roots and mechanisms of play, evolutionary and developmental transformations, and the functions of play across various species.
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