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AP Bio Chapter 50-55

TermDefinition
Behavior an action performed in response to stimulus
proximate causation the immediate cause of a behavior in terms of the stimuli that trigger it, the mechanisms that produce it, and how experience modifies a response
ultimate causation the benefit to survival and reproduction and the evolutionary basis of the behavior.
Behavioral ecology study of the ecological and evolutionary basis of animal behavior
Fixed action pattern unlearned, can't be stopped, triggered by stimulus
Migration uses... north star, magnetic field, sun
Behavioral rhythms circadian rhythm,
pheromones chemical signals commonly used by mammals and insects
innate behavior developmentally fixed
cross fostering putting a baby with other species
associative learning learning to associate a stimulus with another
Classical conditioning stimulus is associated with an outcome
operant conditioning trial and error
promiscuous NOT long bonding
inclusive fitness passing on genes
altruism selflessness
interspecific interactions different species
cryptic coloration camaflouge
aposematic coloration warning
primary succession v.s. secondary no soil, soil
intra v.s. inter sexual intra- competition inter-characteristics
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