*Unit+1+Behavior+and+Ecology

=Behavior (Chapter 51)=

Proximate Causation - How a behavior occurs or is modified Ultimate Causation - Why a behavior occurs or is modified Sign Stimuli - An external cue such as a red belly (for stickleback fish) or level of moisture (for pillbugs). Fixed Action Pattern - A sequence of innate actions that are triggerd by a sign stimulus and are usually carried to completion. Imprinting: A process of learning in which animals at a certain sensitive stage 'imprint' upon a certain object or animal -Parental: Imprinting upon a parent -Sexual: Imprinting in which an animal learns how to spot a good mate

People you should know:
 * Konrad Lorenz**: Conducted the Greylag goose experiment on parental imprinting

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