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Animal Behaviour and Evolution

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Decks in this class (14)

Week 1 - Questions about Animal Behaviour
What makes up the term animal beh...,
What is the definition of behaviour,
Niko tinbergen outline each of th...
9  cards
Week 2 - Causation and Development
Reminder what is behaviour,
What responses does the body give...,
What 4 factors cause behaviour
19  cards
Week 3 - Function
How is the function of behaviour ...,
Example of behaviour function jap...,
What is the sexual struggle
10  cards
Week 3 - Evolution
How do we study the past history ...,
What is the adaptive landscape wr...,
What is epistasis
11  cards
Week 4 - Feeding and Foraging
What two groups do species fall into,
What two feeding groups do consum...,
Why do these feeding types change
9  cards
Week 4 - Hunting and Antipredator Behaviour
What is predator inspection behav...,
What two defences can prey use,
What are primary defences
8  cards
Week 5 - Applied Behaviour: Conservation
What is conservation psychology,
What are conservation interactions,
Compare in situ vs ex situ conser...
8  cards
Week 7 - Mate Choice and Reproduction
Choosing a mate what are the main...,
What can sexual conflict drive,
How many partners what is monogamy
8  cards
Week 8 - Natural Selection
What are the three possible theor...,
How do you define evolution,
Define the following key themes m...
17  cards
Week 9 - Speciation
What is speciation,
Can speciation be studied in the ...,
What defines a species
16  cards
Week 10 - Beyond Genes
Is all behaviour coded for by genes,
What is vertical transmission,
What is horizontal transmission
12  cards
Week 11 - Social Behaviour
What are the three patterns of so...,
Closed groups what are they can y...,
Fission fusion social groups what...
12  cards
Practical: Measuring Behaviour
What is a behavioural activity bu...,
Compare a state behaviour vs an e...,
How are state event behaviours ca...
6  cards
Practical: Arms Race
What is an arms race,
What is weaponry,
Development of similar weaponswit...
5  cards

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