Development Of Behavior Flashcards
History of development of an individual from fertilized egg to maturity
Ontogeny
2 types of development
Precocial
Altrecial
Accelerated development
Precocial
Slow development, where young needs to be taken care of
Altrecial
Neonatal period of a dog
(1 - 2 weeks)
- pup is deaf and blind upon birth
- urination and defecation is elicited
Transitional period of a dog
(3weeks)
- open eyes, poor vision
- ears open
- can localized sounds
- pup can support weight on 4 legs
- tooth eruption occur
- pup may growl
Period of socialization in dogs
(4-14 weeks)
- learns more on environment
- canine play starts
- more stimulated pup
- pups weaned before this may have behavioral problem
Juvenile period of dogs
(10 weeks - sexual maturity)
Critical period of cats (span)
2-7 weeks
Handling of cat for 15 min/day from _____ weeks result to friendly kittens
2-6
Cats eyes open at __ days
7
Baby horse
Foal
Foals/horses after birth:
Foal can move head and legs after birth
Suckling reflex appears in few minutes
Behavior of horses on their first day
- can follow his mom
- can sleep standing
- foal can groom, play, urinate, flehmen, graze, communicate
a mammalian behavior (as of horses or cats) in which the animal inhales with the mouth open and upper lip curled to facilitate exposure of the vomeronasal organ to a scent or pheromone.
Flehmen reflex
