Animal Behaviour

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Decks in this class (16)

Experimenting
Levitis definition of behaviour,
Applications of studying behaviour 5,
System research looks at
25  cards
Sexual Selection
Examples in nature,
Banana skin,
Types 2
14  cards
Birdsong and Foraging
Which birds order etc usually sing,
Singing vs vocalisation,
Define repertoire
35  cards
Predation and Dispersal
What is absolute fitness in equat...,
What does absolute fitness depend on,
What is relative fitness w in equ...
30  cards
Living in Groups
Extreme example of group living,
Why are there so many bats at bra...,
Social learning in group living d...
8  cards
Sleep and Biological Rhythms
How is sleep defined simple,
What does siegel s definition of ...,
Reasons for sleep 4
47  cards
Mating Systems
Key mating systems,
What affects mating systems 4,
Differential investment
24  cards
Social Relationships
Why live in groups,
How do resources contribute to gr...,
How does predation contribute to ...
19  cards
Cooperation
What defines cooperativity,
How are cooperative behaviours ma...,
What is the tragedy of the commons
33  cards
Human Behaviour and Evolution
What is the environment of evolut...,
Adaptionist approach to human evo...,
Phylogenetic inertia
35  cards
Parental Care
Threats to offspring,
Why is parental care useful to pa...,
Parental care in birds
32  cards
Animal Migration
Define migration,
Orientation types 3,
Pilotage
22  cards
Communication
Define communication,
Types of communication 4,
Key features of communication 5
22  cards
Animal Intelligence
Gottfredson s key points on intel...,
What is cognition,
What indicates intelligence ie wh...
25  cards
Animal Learning
Broad definition of learning draw...,
Hinde s definition of learning,
What is habituation
26  cards
Aimals/Experimenters
Pieris rapae small white butterfly,
David lack,
Margaret floy washburn
36  cards

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Animal Behaviour

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