final exam 1/3 Flashcards
what is behavioral ecology?
Study of behavioral interaction between among organisms
what are the difference between proximate and ultimate questions?
proximate = why? ultimate = how?
how are innate languages and learned languages different?
innate = FAP's, sign stimulus, flight in birds (built in) learned = change in behavior, prior experience
habituation
Habituation is a form of non-associative learning in which an innate response to a stimulus decreases after repeated or prolonged presentations of that stimulus (grackles canceling out speaker sounds)
what is imprinting?
a very young animal fixes its attention on the first object with which it has visual, auditory, or tactile experience and thereafter follows that object. for example Lorenz goslings
how is spatial learning and using cognitive maps different?
Spatial learning = Dr.Nelsons son and Safeway
Cognitive maps = is a mental representation among objects used to find way, it is more than just a set of landmarks
what is associative learning?
paired associations like when you get sick from a certain alcohol and cant drink it ever again
what does optimal foraging theory predict?
helps predict how an animal will behave while looking for food
what is implied by the presence of a stridulatory organ?
sound waves convey specific types of information and are detected by members of the same species
what are some ways in which chemical signals can be used organisms (besides mating)
ants follow each other in a line through smell
how are courtship displays helpful ?
advantages include the reduction of hostility between the potential sex partners, especially in species in which the male actively defends a territory.
in what situations might risky foraging be an adaptive behavior?
Some animals will do fake alarm calls so that they have an advantage on hunting for prey
how does the waggle dance work?
a worker communicates the distance, direction, and quality of a nectar-rich flower patch to her fellow honeybees
what is stridulation?
the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts
