BIOL 1902 Lecture Notes - Eastern Screech Owl, Ruffed Grouse, Spruce Grouse
Document Summary
Natural history is nature living, breathing, dynamic animals. Birds, reptiles and amphibians (herps), and insects are animals. Fly grub drowns and breaks down flies into its basic nutrients. Natural history involves animals of all types and plants. Natural history is the interaction between plants and animals. Natural history is the observation of living plants and animals flora and fauna and their interactions. Someone with a general interest is natural history is a naturalist. Appearances can be used as a defence to stay alive camouflage. Camouflage concealment animal hidden from view in someway. Animals use cryptic behaviour (motionless) to avoid being detected. Being motionless is also a way of being concealed. Animals resemble their background while also being motionless. Vertical stripes are common on birds that are found in a habitat dominated by vertical stripes (grasslands and marshes) Background matching having your appearance match the background you are in . Background matching with light-speckled floors patches of light and dark ruffed.
