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Ecology Week 2

Ecology Week 2. Chapter 51: Behavioral Ecology J Liu September ____, 2008. Ethology. Study of how animals behave. Movement. Kinesis Taxis Migration. Communication. Pheromones Bird Songs. Fixed Action Pattern. Innate Sign stimulus. Imprinting. Sensitive period Learned and innate.

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Ecology Week 2

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  1. Ecology Week 2 Chapter 51: Behavioral Ecology J Liu September ____, 2008

  2. Ethology • Study of how animals behave

  3. Movement • Kinesis • Taxis • Migration

  4. Communication • Pheromones • Bird Songs

  5. Fixed Action Pattern • Innate • Sign stimulus

  6. Imprinting • Sensitive period • Learned and innate

  7. Learning • Habituation • Spatial Learning—landmarks • Cognitive Maps • Associative Learning • Classical Conditioning • Operant Conditioning • Cognition/Problem Solving • Genetic/Environmental Influence

  8. Social Learning • Mate Choice Copying • Alarm Calls

  9. Foraging Behavior • Optimal foraging theory • Energy • Predators

  10. Mating Behavior • Mating Systems • Promiscuous • Long-term: monogamous, polygamous • Mate Choice/Competition • Agonistic Behavior

  11. Inclusive Fitness and Altruism • Altruism—helping other individual at personal expense • Inclusive Fitness (Hamilton’s Rule/Kin Selection) • Reciprocal Altruism

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