Exam 54: Behavioral Biology

Courtship is often dependent on what?

Research on starlings indicates that young birds migrate by _______________, but older birds use true __________________.

In birds, if the offspring require extensive care, usually involving both the male and female, they are called

Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid, the workers share a very high proportion of alleles, theoretically as high as 75%.What is this called?

The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

The area over which an animal moves in the course of daily activity, but which it does not necessarily defend against other animals, is called what?

In the phalarope, or wadepiper bird, the male is unusual in playing the larger parenting role -- he performs all the egg incubation and chick care.What unusual behavior might you predict for the female of the species?

You read about how learning preparedness influences the associations that an animal is capable of learning.You want to explore the learning preparedness of hamsters.How might you test the learning preparedness of this species?

One of your professors says that fleas jump so high because they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles.But your other professor says that fleas jump high because evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.So -- why do fleas jump high?

Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves; thus, they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

You are on the committee to update the design of the hospital NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), which currently has incubators for the babies but not much else.Based on what you have learned about Harlow's experiments with rhesus monkeys, what would you suggest adding to the NICU to improve the babies' health and well-being?

Current research in behavioral ecology focuses on the overall contribution that behavior makes to an animal's

An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment in

A bear at a national park has discovered that if it can open the lid of the trash cans, it is likely to find tasty food inside.Soon it is trying to open the trash cans all over the park.What mechanism of learning has occurred?

Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

Recently the focus of research in behavioral ecology has been on the contribution by behavior to an animal's reproductive success.What is this called?

It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except what?

In regards to altruism, what way are humans like vampire bats?

Your study buddy is frustrated."This book says that a single gene can make mice exhibit a certain behavior.That's ridiculous! How can you build any kind of neural circuit with just one gene?" What is your response?