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| 6714382654 | ethology | study of animal behavior |  | 0 |
| 6714382655 | behavior | what an animal does and how it does it |  | 1 |
| 6714382656 | proximate cause | "how" a behavior occurs or is modified | 2 | |
| 6714382657 | ultimate cause | "why" a behavior occurs, | 3 | |
| 6714382658 | innate behavior | animal is born with it |  | 4 |
| 6714382659 | fixed-action patterns | sequence of unlearned acts that are unchangeable and usually carried to completion |  | 5 |
| 6714382660 | kinesis | random movement of animal in relation to stimulus |  | 6 |
| 6714382661 | taxis | turning of animals' body relative to stimulus +=towards -=avoids ex: geotaxis, phototaxis, chemotaxis |  | 7 |
| 6714382662 | migration | regular, long-distance change in location |  | 8 |
| 6714382663 | circadian rhythm | internal biological clock |  | 9 |
| 6714382664 | signal | stimulus that causes change in behavior | 10 | |
| 6714382665 | pheromones | Chemical signals |  | 11 |
| 6714382666 | Visual signals | Pros Immediate Cons Direct line of sight Light needed/clear path Eyes can be deceived Can be intercepted Very quick | 12 | |
| 6714382667 | Tactile signals | Pros Quick Cons Limited to direct contact Cannot be used over distance | 13 | |
| 6714382668 | Acoustic/Auditory signals | Pros Travel great distance Does not require visibility Can travel around objects Cons Metabolically costly | 14 | |
| 6714382669 | Electric signals | Pros Fast Does not require visibility Cons Only used by a couple fish/underwater | 15 | |
| 6714382670 | Chemical signals | Pros long distance last longer "inexpensive" metabolically Cons can be carried away by wind no immediate response | 16 | |
| 6714382671 | learned behavior | behaviors modified based on specific experience - develops through experience |  | 17 |
| 6714382672 | habituation | loss of responsiveness to stimuli with little or no meaning |  | 18 |
| 6714382673 | imprinting | learning and innate components, irreversible |  | 19 |
| 6714382674 | cognitive mapping | internal representation of spatial relationship among objects in an animals' surroundings |  | 20 |
| 6714382675 | associative learning | ability to associate one stimulus with another |  | 21 |
| 6714382676 | classical conditioning | arbitrary stimulus associated with particular outcome |  | 22 |
| 6714382677 | operant conditioning | another type of associative learning: "trial and error" |  | 23 |
| 6714382678 | cognition | process of knowing that involves awareness, reasoning, recollection, and judgement |  | 24 |
| 6714382679 | social learning | learning by observing others |  | 25 |
| 6714382680 | foraging | food obtaining behavior |  | 26 |
| 6714382681 | sexual selection | seeking and attracting mates/choosing and competing for males | 27 | |
| 6714382682 | promiscuous | relationship where both mates may have multiple other partners | 28 | |
| 6714382683 | monogamous | a partnership with just one mate |  | 29 |
| 6714382684 | Polygamous | sexual selection where one "showy" male seeks out and attracts multiple female mates |  | 30 |
| 6714382685 | Polyandry | sexual selection where one "showy" female seeks out and attracts multiple male mates |  | 31 |
| 6714382686 | agonistic behavior | threats, rituals, and combat; settles disputes over resources, asserting dominance |  | 32 |
| 6714382687 | altruism | engaging in behavior that doesn't help you, but helps rest of population (selfless) |  | 33 |
| 6714382688 | inclusive fitness | total effect of producing offspring and helping relatives | 34 | |
| 6714382689 | kin selection | altruistic behavior that enhances reproductive success of relatives | 35 | |
| 6714382690 | homeostatic mechanisms | regulating ones internal equilibrium in an ever-changing environment | 36 | |
| 6714382691 | feedback mechanisms | regulate growth and reproduction to maintain homeostasis | 37 | |
| 6714382692 | negative feedback | maintain internal environments by returning changing condition to set point (negative, minimizing effect of stimulus) | 38 |
