Field Techniques

Question 1

What is Ethogram

Answer 1

• lists species-specific behaviours that are observed and recorded
• Recording the duration of each of the behaviours in the ethogram, together with the total time of observation, allows the proportion of time spent on each behaviour to be calculated in the time budget.

Question 2

Anthropomorphism

Answer 2

avoid when analysing behaviour as can lead to invalid conclusions.

Question 3

name some Model organism taxonomic groups

Answer 3

Bacterium - E. coli
Nematode- C. elegans
Arthropod - Drosophila melanogaster (a fruit fly)
Chordates -mice, rats, and zebrafish