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Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior. Mader -Chapter 45. See… it works!. Animal Behavior. Behavior can be explained in terms of its evolutionary history… in that it serves to improve an organisms reproductive success.

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Animal Behavior

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  1. Animal Behavior Mader-Chapter 45

  2. See… it works! Animal Behavior • Behavior can be explained in terms of its evolutionary history… in that it serves to improve an organisms reproductive success Imprinting, a form of learning, occurs at a sensitive period in an animals life … Explain this photograph in terms of behavior leading to reproductive success Explain this photograph in terms of behavior leading to reproductive success!!!!

  3. Behavior • Nature vs. Nurture…. What do you think? How did these lovebirds add to the argument? Twins separated at birth reunite after 15 years…How about humans separated at birth?

  4. Learning • A durable change in behavior brought about by experience Learning in the Laughing Gull… Explain. How does the sensitive period effect learning… Can you think of an example in humans?

  5. Associative Learning and Batesian Mimics of Nature… What is the connection?

  6. Classical Conditioning • The simultaneous presentation of two unrelated stimuli causes animals to form an association and a response Why do we want to buy underwear from Mark Wahlberg?

  7. Operant Conditioning-Reinforcement of a stimulus/Response behavior Explain this classic experiment.

  8. Is this a good way to condition your child to behave properly?... What is your opinion?

  9. Adaptive Mating Behavior • Sexual Selection- adaptive changes in males and females that lead to increased ability to secure a mate • Both sexes seek fitness which is the ability to produce surviving offspring • Because females produce few eggs they must be very selective in their mate…Female Choice • Because males produce infinite amounts of sperm, they constantly compete to inseminate as many females as they can • How does this apply to both humans and animals?

  10. We find it sexy when our men compete and the winner seems more fit to reproduce with How are these examples of Male competition?

  11. Sexual Dimorphism

  12. What are the advantages and disadvantages of all these flashy feathers?

  13. Sociobiology… What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in groups?

  14. Altruism… What does this mean? Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! Me too! I’m ok without mating!

  15. Reciprocal Altruism

  16. Animal Communication • Pheromones-Chemical signals • Auditory-Sound • Visual • Tactile

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