Measuring and recording animal behaviour Flashcards
1
Q
Latency
A
Time between stimulus occuring and response behaviour
2
Q
Frequency
A
Number of times a behviour occurs in observation period
3
Q
Duration
A
Lentgh of time each behaviour occurs during observation
4
Q
ETHOGRAM
A
Lists species specific behaviours to be observed and recorded in a wild context
Allows construction of time budgets ?
Proportion of time spent on each behviur can be calculated
5
Q
Anthromorphism
A
Attributing human charaxteristics to non human species!!!
Always avoid it especially when analysing behviour
As it can lead to INVALID conclusions