KA 1: field techniques for biologists: measuring and recording animal behaviour Flashcards

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list some of the measurements used to quantify animal behaviour

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-latency
-frequency
-duration

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what is latency?

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the time between the stimulus occurring and the response behaviour

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what is frequency?

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the number of times a behaviour occurs within the observation period

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what is duration?

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the length of time each behaviour occurs during the observation period

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what does an ethogram of the behaviours in a wild context allow?

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the construction of time budgets

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what is an ethogram?

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lists species-specific behaviours to be observed and recorded in the study

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what does recording the duration of each of the behaviours in the ethogram allow?

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proportion of time spent on each behaviour to be calculated in the time budget

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what is the importance of avoiding anthromorphism when analysing behaviour?

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what is the importance of avoiding anthromorphism when analysing behaviour?

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