Animal Behaviour Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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What is “Ethology”?
A
Ethology is the study of animal behaviour. The “why” and “how”
2
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What is a “proximate” cause of behaviour
A
A proximate cause explains “how” an animal behaviour is executed. Addresses the mechanisms that produce a behaviour. Genetic or physiological reasoning.
3
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What is an “ultimate” cause of behaviour
A
Explains “why” an animal behaviour is produced in regards to their evolutionary fitness increasing.
4
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What is evolutionary fitness?
A
Refers to the likelihood for an organism to survive and reproduce in order to pass genes to the next generation.
5
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What is an adaptive behaviour?
A
Refers to animal behaviour that increases its evolutionary fitness.
