Chapter 1

Question 1

ethology

Answer 1

the scientific study of animal behavior

Question 2

proximate analysis

Answer 2

analysis based on asking questions that focus on immediate causation

Question 3

theoretical approach

Answer 3

an approach that entails the generation of a predictive model–usually a mathematical model.

Question 4

ultimate analysis

Answer 4

analysis based on asking questions that relate to the evolution of a trait

Question 5

conceptual approach

Answer 5

an approach that usually entails integrating ideas generated in different disciplines and combining them in a new, cohesive way.

Question 6

empirical approach

Answer 6

an approach that entails gathering data in one form or another and drawing inferences from that data. Empirical work in ethology can take many forms, but most often it is either observational or experimental.

Question 7

E.O. Wilson interview

Answer 7

Father of sociobiology: the study of the biological basis of all forms of social behavior and social organization in all organisms. Animal behavior is also crucial to conservation efforts.