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Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour

Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour. Campbell - Chapter 51: Animal Behaviour Holtzclaw - pg 275-277, Questions #51-55 p. 282-283 pg. 354-355, Questions #1-4 p. 355-356. Behavioural Ecology. Definition: The study of the evolution of and the ecological basis of animal behaviour

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Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour

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  1. Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour Campbell - Chapter 51: Animal BehaviourHoltzclaw - pg 275-277, Questions #51-55 p. 282-283 pg. 354-355, Questions #1-4 p. 355-356

  2. Behavioural Ecology • Definition: The study of the evolution of and the ecological basis of animal behaviour • Both genetics and environment contribute to behaviour

  3. Behavioural Ecology • You must know: • The difference between kinesis and taxis • Various forms of animal behaviour and communication such as orientation behaviour, agnostic behaviour, dominance display, or mating behaviour, and how they are adaptive • The role of altruism and inclusive fitness in kin selection • How to design a controlled experiment

  4. Behavioural Ecology • Ethology – the study of animal behaviour • How does it happen? • Discovery of proximate causes • Why does it happen? • Discovery of ultimate causes • Example: • The honey bee waggle dance! • Activity 51.1

  5. Types of Behaviours • Type of Movement • Kinesis - random • Taxis – directional • Is the following isopod exhibiting kinesis or taxis?

  6. Types of Behaviours • Innate behaviour • Fixed action pattern (FAP) • Ex: male stickleback fish... They don’t like red!

  7. Types of Behaviours • Imprinting • Migration

  8. Types of Behaviours • Circadian rhythms • Signal • Pheromones • Ex: Minnows • Visual • Ex: Bee waggle dance • Auditory

  9. Types of Behaviours • Learned behaviour • Habitualization • Cognitive mapping • Associative learning • Classical conditioning • Operant conditioning • Cognition

  10. Selection as an explanation of Behaviour • Foraging behaviour • The optimal foraging model • Mating systems • Promiscuous • Monogamous • Polygamous

  11. Selection as an explanation of Behaviour • Agonistic Behaviours • Snakes • Chimps • Wolves

  12. Selection as an explanation of Behaviour • Altruism • Inclusive fitness

  13. How do we Design a Controlled Experiment?

  14. How do we Design a Controlled Experiment? • Question • Hypothesis • Null Hypothesis • Alternate Hypothesis • Experimental Design • Variables • Controlled Variables • Independent Variable • Dependent Variable • Controlled Test • Large Sample Size • Repetition • Measurable results • Statistical Analysis

  15. Next Class: • Checkpoint on Concept 1 • To prepare: • Read through Chapter 51 in your gorgeous textbook using the reading strategies • Go through the activities using “Campbell Online” • Try ‘self quiz’ questions at the end of the chapter or online

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