Behaviour and communication Flashcards
What is another term for an animal’s body clock?
Circadian Rythm.
What is the definition of stereotypic behaviour?
Repetitive, abnormal, caused by stress, serves no purpose or benefit.
Give five examples of stereotypic behaviour.
Pacing, self-mutilation, head bobbing, bar biting, circling, rocking, eating faeces
Give five examples of natural behaviours that may not be able to be displayed in captivity.
Burrowing, hunting, breeding/mate selection, migration, swimming, running, hiding, social structure, fighting/territorial behaviour, parental care, hibernation.
What is behavioural scarring?
Stereotypical behaviour remains despite removal of stimulus.
What is enrichment?
Something that meets physical and psychological needs and allows animals to perform natural behaviours.
What is habituation?
Where an animal gradually stops responding to a repeated stimulus.
What is a selection pressure? Provide an example.
Any factor that influences the survival and evolution of a species that includes resources, disease, predators, natural disasters and weather conditions.
Give 3 reasons why we domesticate animals.
Companionship, work, clothing, meat, other food products (milk, eggs), transport.
Give 3 undesirable traits when domesticating an animal.
Aggression, low production yield, genetic diseases, timidity, short lifespan, low production of offspring.
Give 3 factors that may affect an animals circadian rhthym.
Other animals, hormones, temp/season/time of day, diet.
Give 3 examples of how the presence of other animals can influence behaviour.
Mating, hunting, competition, territorial behaviour, breeding suppression, aggression, social behaviour.
What are Timbergen’s 4 why questions?
Function, evolution, causation, development.
Which theorist studied a cat in a puzzle box?
Edward Thorndike.
What is altruism?
Where an animal does something to benefit another with no benefit to itself.
What is symbiosis?
Mutual assistance between unrelated members of the same or different species
What is symbiosis an example of?
Reciprocal altruism
What is affiliative behaviour?
Behaviour which relates to the forming of social and emotional bonds of which benefit all animals involved