Lecture 4 Flashcards

1
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Is the honeybee dance learned?

A

Boundaries for each dance appear linked to a single gene.

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What did Tautz discover about the waggle dance?

A

The effectiveness of the waggle dance is impacted by hive conditions.

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3
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Bees raised at ________ temps were less likely to dance and made fewer loops when they did dance.

A

lower

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4
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Describe the naked mole rat.

A

Lives in colonies with a single queen who mates with males. All other member don’t breed but work in the colony

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5
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Naked mole rats have a genetic relatedness of r= ?

A

.81

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6
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How do naked mole rat colonies prevent breeding?

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Reproduction is suppressed through aggression, not chemical castration.

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7
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What did Zahavi say about honesty in signals?

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Receivers will not respond if the signal is dishonest or unreliable. Honesty may evolve if the signals are impossible to fake or if the signal is costly to produce.

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8
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What is the handicap hypothesis?

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Signals that cause a drain on resources can only be maintained by people with ample access to resources.

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9
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Describe a search image.

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A hypothetical mental picture of a prey item used by a predator to search specifically for prey.

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10
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Describe a sign stimulus.

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The component of an action or object that triggers a fixed action response in an animal.

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11
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Describe the studies of Jack Hailman.

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Studies begging response of herring vs. laughing gulls.
Baby chicks show no distinction.
6 day old herrings showed a distinct preference

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12
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Describe what a releaser is.

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A stimulus given by one animal to another as a social signal.

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13
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What did Konrad Lorenz study?

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How innate and acquired components of behavior are innate integrated by studying imprinting in geese.

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14
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Describe a fixed action pattern as defined by Lorenz.

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Innate, stereotypes response triggered by a well-defined simple stimulus. Usually completed to completion. Hard wired and immutable.

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15
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Describe imprinting.

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A form of phase sensitive learning that occurs rapidly and independently from consequences (typically has a sensitive period)
Example: dog shake when wet

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16
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Define filial imprinting.

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The process through which a young animal identifies and learns from a parent figure.

17
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Define sexual imprinting

A

The development of preferential selection of specific characteristics in identifying mates.

18
Q

What are intention movements?

A

Movements made when the animal is getting ready to perform a particular behavior

19
Q

Describe displacement behaviors.

A

A set of behaviors that indicate conflict in a situation. Will occur when an animal is unsure of response protocols. Has a calming effect.