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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 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
Learning • Habituation • Spatial Learning—landmarks • Cognitive Maps • Associative Learning • Classical Conditioning • Operant Conditioning • Cognition/Problem Solving • Genetic/Environmental Influence
Social Learning • Mate Choice Copying • Alarm Calls
Foraging Behavior • Optimal foraging theory • Energy • Predators
Mating Behavior • Mating Systems • Promiscuous • Long-term: monogamous, polygamous • Mate Choice/Competition • Agonistic Behavior
Inclusive Fitness and Altruism • Altruism—helping other individual at personal expense • Inclusive Fitness (Hamilton’s Rule/Kin Selection) • Reciprocal Altruism