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Behavior

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what an animal does and how it does it

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Cognition

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process of knowing that involves awareness, reasoning, recollection, and judgement

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Habituation

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loss of responsiveness to stimuli with little or no meaning; animal can ignore meaningless stimuli

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Estivation

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An organism goes dormant for a long period of time to escape hot temperatures. example: African bullfrog, fringe toed lizard, turtle

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Migration

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organisms move from one place to another periodically, generally in response to temperature or food availability. example: geese, monarch butterflies

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Agonistic Behavior

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threats, rituals, and combat; settles disputes over resources, asserting dominance

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Inclusive Fitness

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total effect of producing offspring and helping relatives

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Negative Chemotaxis

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An organism responds to a chemical by moving away from it. example: the smell of a skunk repels other animals

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Associative Learning

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ability to connect one stimulus with another

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Altruism

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engaging in behavior that doesn't help you, but helps rest of population (selfless)

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Operant Conditioning (trial and error)

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when faced with two choices, an organism can learn to choose the option with the best reward. example: students who study to improve their grades

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Foraging

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food obtaining behavior

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Signal

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stimulus that causes change in behavior

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Classical Conditioning

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arbitrary stimulus associated with particular outcome example: training a dog

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Positive Chemotaxis

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An organism responds to a chemical by moving towards it. example: male cockroach pheromones attract females

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Instinct (Innate) Behavior

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behaviors that are inherited

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Pheromones

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Chemical signals

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Learned Behaviors

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Behaviors that are modified based on specific experiences example: nest building

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Hibernation

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An organism goes dormant for a long period of time to escape cold temperatures example: bears, chipmunks, frogs

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Positive Phototaxis

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An organism responds to light by moving towards it. example: moths to a light

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Sexual Selection

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seeking and attracting mates/choosing and competing for males

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Imprinting

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Some baby bird species will follow the first moving object they see usually the mother. example: ducks

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Fixed-action Patterns

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sequence of unlearned acts that are unchangeable and usually continue until they are completed

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Negative Phototaxis

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An organism responds to light by moving away from it. example: moles live underground

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Ethology

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study of animal behavior

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Kin Selection

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altruistic behavior that enhances reproductive success of relatives

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Social Learning

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learning by observing others

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Kinesis

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random movement of animal in relation to stimulus; the stimulus causes an alteration in rate or direction of activity or movement.

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