Adaptability Exploration Habitat Selection Flashcards
The extent to which the regulatory systems of an animal can facilitate physiological or behavioral responses that allow it to deal with changes in its environment
Adaptability
Enclosure or area which houses a group of orphaned or rescued animals; typically, the animals are kept either permanently or for an extended period prior to release back into their natural environment
Animal sanctuary
Winter dormancy in reptiles
Brumation
Are diverse and include private homes, farms, ranches, animal shelters, laboratories, zoos, circuses, sanctuaries, etc.
Captive animal environments
Is a hormone found within the brain and gastrointestinal system that has diverse roles in sexual behavior, learning, pain, and GI function
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
Example of a group-related benefiit
Predator mobbing
Behavior or sequence of behaviors that has been performed with such regularity in response to a certain stimulus
Habit
Manual or mechanical carrying, moving, and transportation of fauna
Handling
Selection of food items according to the amount of pleasure derived from them, or their hedonic value
Hedyphagia
The animals are arranged in some kind of static graded or ranked order
Hierarchy
The area that an animal routinely uses
Home range
The area that an animal is familiar with or the area that it uses a large proportion of the time
Home range
Any defended area
Territory
An individual must use a particular area for an extended period of time
Site fidelity
Includes a wide range of aggressive behavior patters that tends to discourage other individuals from remaining in a particular area
Ex: chases, fights, use of claws, jaws, horns, etc.
Territory defense
