Tinbergans 4 questions Flashcards

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ULTIMATE

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Evolutionary questions -> Why

o ADAPTATION – how behaviour helps survival + repro
o PHYLOGENY – what behaviour evolved from, how ancestor behaved

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Proximate

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Causal questions -> How

o MECHANISM – how nerves, muscles hormones give rise to behaviour – how choose one behaviour over another
o DEVELOPMENT – how develops, is it learnt, role of genes

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