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Dowd's Animal Behav.

Dowd's Animal Behavior Vocabulary

VocabularyDefinitions
endoskeleton supportive framework of bones and/or cartilage that muscles are attached to and that protects organs
cartilage tough, flexible tissue that makes up part or all of an endoskeleton
vertebrae backbones that are joined by cartilage and protect a spinal cord
ectotherm animal whose internal temperature changes with the temperature of its environment
endotherm animal with a nearly constant internal temperature
hibernation adaptation for winter survival in which an animal's activity is greatly reduced, its body temperature drops, and body processes slow down
estivation inactivity in hot, dry months
innate behavior behavior that an organism is born with and does not have to learn
reflex simple innate behavior that is an automatic response and does not involve a message to the brain
instinct complex innate behaviors that can take a long time to complete
imprinting when an animal forms an attachment to another animal after birth or hatching
conditioning occurs when a response to a stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus
migration instinctive seasonal movement to find food or to reproduce
Created by: dowdh
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