CAS BI 108 Chapter Notes - Chapter 51: Circadian Rhythm, Fixed Action Pattern, Behavioral Ecology
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Explain how behaviors can develop through different mechanisms. Describe how evolution shapes the development of myriad behaviors. Understand how altruism develops via evolution and nervous systems. A behavior is an action that animals complete using a coordinated effort of their muscle. To understand why behaviors exist and what triggers them, scientists in the field of. Cues in the environment are used by animals in the process of migration, which involves. 51. 1 sensory inputs dictate behavior behavioral ecology consider both the proximal and distal/evolutionary explanations for why a particular stimulus causes and animal to execute a given behavior. Some behaviors are very simple and occur in the presence of a very clear stimulus. These include fixed action patterns, which are unlearned, such as the fact that male stickleback fish will viciously attack a fish that has red color on their underside regardless of other characteristics of the fish.
