Animal science: Behavioural ecology
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| What are Tinbergs 4 questions in regard to a behaviour and their causation? | Causation: sensory system, hormones and nervous system. Development: genetic and developmental mechanisms. Adaptive advantage: increases animal fitness. Evolutionary history: how it evolved. |
| What are genetically determined fixed action patterns? | Stereotypic behaviours that are performed without learning. |
| What is a learned fixed action pattern? | A behaviour taught by parental figures and one that has to be learned throughout an individuals life. |
| What is behavioural plasticity? | A change in an individuals behaviour as a result of environmental stimulus |
| What are the proximate explanations of behaviour? | Causation (mechanism) and development (ontogeny) |
| What are the ultimate explanations of behaviour? | Adaptive advantage (function) and Evolutionary history (Phylogeny) |
| How can Cost-benefit be used to investigate behaviours? | Animal should not perform behaviours that cost more than the benefits they provide. Assumes animal has a limited amount of time and energy. assumes there is a trade off between engaging in one behaviour over another. |