Animal Behavior

Genes

Control Behavior

Hormones

Influence Behavior

Learning

Can Influence Behavior

Behavior

anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in its environment

Stimulus

any condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust its behavior

Such as presence of opposite sex

Adaptive behavior patterns

any behaviors that enable an organism to survive

Catching Food

Inherited Behavior

any behavior that results from genetic inheritance rooted in your DNA.

Evolution favors animals that show beneficial behaviors

Innate behavior

(any inherited behavior an animal is born with)

Eye Blinking

Reflex

an automatic response that involves no conscious control (also inherited)

Pull Hand from Stove

Fight or flight response

Fight or run away

Fixed action pattern (FAP)

Behavior that once started must finish

courtship behavior

Showing off to another member of the same species

birds dancing

Instinct

a behavior that is performed w/o first been learned (takes much longer than a reflex)

Nest Building

Animals making shelter/protection

Food Catching

Storing Food for Later

Defense Strategies

Behavior to protect.

Buffalos in Herds

Courtship Display

Behavior designed to attract a mate

Territorial

Keeping ones space from other animals

Aggresive Behavior

Intimidate same species

Dominance Hierarchy

One individual gets first "dibs" on food

circadian Rhythms

behaviors shown in response to rhythmic, external stimuli

Parental Care

Care given by parent to young

Learned Behavior

Any behavior learned thru expierience

Advantages of Learned Behavior

Allows animal to adapt to changing environment
Helps an animal survive and leave more offspring

Habituation

Animal no longer pays attention to stimuli (hawk on highway)

Imprinting

When a young animal forms an attachment to something

Trial and Error Learning

When an animal recieves awards for doing things

Altruism

When an animal performs an action that benefits another individual

Communication

self explanatoryoryoryory

Insight

When an animal uses prior expierences to respond

Conditioning

Cat running when hears can opener