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INTRO Flashcards

1
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Scientific study of animal behavior

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Ethology

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2
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Factors that animals cannot control

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Internal stimuli

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Factors that animals can react in response to (ex: not / cold temperature)

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External stimuli

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Movement that animal makes in response to external or internal stimuli

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Behavior

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5
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Describing behavior in an animal’s natural habitat, comparing similar behaviors in closely related species

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Classical ethology

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6
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Observation and recording of animal behavior

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Ethogram

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7
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Immediate reason or cause for behavior

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Causation

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8
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Development of an animal throughout its lifespan

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Ontogeny

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9
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Progeny

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Offspring

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10
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Measure of reproductive success

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Fitness

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11
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Ability to leave progeny in the next generation

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Fitness

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12
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Behavior that appears in fully functional form the first time it is performed

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Instinct

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13
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The basic unit of heredity

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Gene

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14
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Basis of characteristic processes of growth,development, and reproduction

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Gene

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15
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Observable characteristics/ behavior

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Phenotype

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16
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Unique combination of genes possessed by no other animals unless it has an identical twin

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Genotype

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17
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Alters behavior by increasing growth rate sexual maturity

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Hybridization

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18
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Application of the body of knowledge about behavior to practical problems and situations

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Applied animal behavior

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19
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Study on animal learning and attempts to elucidate laws of behavior by studying laboratory species

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Animal psychology

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20
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Explains the changes occurring within the species

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Natural selection

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21
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Selection of individuals that were most fit

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Natural selection

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22
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2 major types of change under natural selection

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Divergent evolution
Convergent evolution

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23
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Interaction of genes and environment in which each phase of development sets the age for the next

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Epigenesis

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24
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_____ influences upon development are most important just after birth or hatching

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Environment

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25
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Process of learning that occurs at a particular stage of development

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Imprinting

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26
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Evolutionary phenomenon involving changes in the gene pool of population

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Domestication

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27
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Breeding care, and feeding of animal more or less controlled by man

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Domestication

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28
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First domesticated animal

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Dog

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29
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Animals that have never been domesticated

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Wild animals

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30
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Animals that have lost their fear in man

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Tamed animals

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31
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Animals that were one time domesticated but are no longer cared for by man

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Feral

32
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Behavioral changes under domestication (4)

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Loss of pair bonding
Loss of broodiness
Reduced flightiness& aggressiveness
Extension of breeding season

33
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An animal’s _____ is the product of its genetic composition the environment in which the animal functions, and the animal’s experience

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Behavior

34
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5 freedoms equally important for family pets

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Hunger and thirst
Discomfort
Pain, injury, or disease
Fear and distress
Freedom to express normal species behavior

35
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Show dysfunction in action and behavior

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Abnormal behavior

36
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Agonistic behavior

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Aggression

37
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Is an endogenous timing system that continues without any external cues and controls the activities of plants and animals

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Biological clock

38
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4 biological rhythms

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Circadian
Circatidal
Circalunar
Circannual

39
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3 types of circadian rhythm’s

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Diurnal
Nocturnal
Crepuscular

40
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2 types of crepuscular animals

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Matutinal
Vespertine

41
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Behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle

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Circadian rhythms

42
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Active by day

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Diurnal

43
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Active by night

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Nocturnal

44
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Active by dusk/dawn.

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Crepuscular

45
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Crepuscular animals active at dawn

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Matutinal

46
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Crepuscular animals active at dusk

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Vespertine

47
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Rhythms are cycles synchronized by tides

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Circatidal

48
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Rhythmic behavior with a period of a lunar month

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Circalunar

49
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often associated with migratory behaviors, hibernation, dormancy, etc

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Circannual rhythms

50
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Traits favoring animal domestication (5)

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Stable dominance relationship
Sexual dimorphism
Rapid bonding of mother to young
Precocial development
Adaptable to change

51
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Heterogenous group of behaviors that include both stereotypies and compulsive/ impulsive behaviors

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Abnormal repetitive behaviors

52
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Any of the behaviors that are maladaptive, repetitive or fixed, and pathologically abnormal

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Abnormal repetitive behavior

53
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Anticipation of future danger or misfortune

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Anxiety

54
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Arises when a pet has competing motivations more than one opposing behavior

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Conflict

55
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The animal is unable -physically or behaviorally -to execute another activity or otherwise occupy itself

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Displacement behavior

56
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The behavior may be out of context with the situation

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Displacement behavior

57
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Competitive control over a resource in a limited circumstance and to the ability of a higher-ranking animal to displace a lower-ranking one from that resource

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Dominance

58
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Feeling of apprehension associated with the presence or proximity of an object, individual or social situation

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Fear

59
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When an animal is motivated to engage in a sequence of behaviors that is unable to complete because of physical and psychological obstacles in the environment

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Frustration

60
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When individuals in one species, or closely related species, acquire enough variations in their traits that it leads to two distinct new species

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Divergent evolution

61
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When two unrelated species develop similar traits because they live in similar environments

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Convergent evolution

62
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Involve sudden, all-or-nothing, profound, abnormal responses that result in extremely fearful behaviors

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Phobia

63
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When the animal is in a state of emotional arousal and is unable to reach the appropriate target, the behavior can be redirected to an alternative target if the animal is interrupted

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Redirected behavior

64
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Persevering repetition of behaviors that are unvaried in sequence and have no obvious purpose or function

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Stereotypic behaviors

65
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When an animal is highly motivated to perform an instinctive behavior but there is no available outlet

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Vacuum activity

66
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Ethology is made up of 2 Greek words + meaning

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Ethos - habit
Logos - study

67
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Most common examples of animal behavior

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Feeding
Courtship
Nesting
Migration
Hunting
Aggression
Breeding activity
Territorial behavior

68
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Alters behavior by changing The gene construction of the nucleus, leading to differences from parent forms

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Mutation

69
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May be the next domesticated animal

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Sheep

70
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What percentage of animals are nocturnal

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70%

71
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Why do nocturnal animals tend to be active at night?

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To evade predators and hunt with less competition

72
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What do circadian rhythms affect in animals?

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Sleeping and feeding patterns
Brain have activity
Hormone production
Other biological activities

73
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How often do circatidal rhythms occur?

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Roughly twice per day

74
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What causes circannual rhythms?.

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Tilt of the earth’s axis, causing seasonal changes

75
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Determinants of animal behavior

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Natural selection
Genetics
Environment
Domestication

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