Ethology Flashcards
1
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Ethology
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Approach which emphasizes the evolutionary origins of many behaviors that are important for survival. mainly animal studies in the wild. How do they adapt to the environment.
2
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4 questions of nico Tinbergen
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Mechanism
Ontogeny
Adaptive Value
Phylogeny
3
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Mechanism (causation)
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how does this behavior occur in an individual
4
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Ontogeny (development)
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How does this behavior arise in an individual
5
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Adaptive value (function)
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Why is this behavior adaptive for the species
6
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Phylogeny (evolution)
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How does this behavior arise in the species.
7
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Birdsong example
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Development of the birdsong is innate, what they sang had to do with environment. Singing was because of sexual selection and terretory.
8
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Imprinting
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Following the first thing you see after birth
