otherr Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Learning that is limited to a specific critical period in an animal’s life and that is generally irreversible.
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imprinting
2
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The basis for analyzing behavior as a compromise of feeding costs versus feeding benefits.
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optimal foraging theory
3
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In animal behavior, the evolutionary reason for a behavior.
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unlite causes
4
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In animal behavior, a condition in an animal’s internal or external environment that is the immediate reason or mechanism for a behavior.
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promixe causes
5
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Animal behavior including transmission of, reception of, and response to signals.
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commintation
6
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Learning not to respond to a repeated stimulus that conveys little or no information.
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habituation
7
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In behavioral ecology, a stimulus transmitted by one animal to another animal.
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signal
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