Behavioral Ecology Lecture Review

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These flashcards cover key concepts from the Behavioral Ecology lecture, focusing on organism behavior, morphology, interactions, and ecological systems.

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What is the focus of behavioral ecology?

How organisms live in the context of their world.

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What is morphology?

The study of forms (morphos) of living organisms.

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What are two types of behavior based on their origin?

Innate behavior and learned behavior.

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What are proximate causes of behavior?

Immediate physiological conditions that lead to the behavior.

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What are ultimate causes of behavior?

Adaptive value and evolutionary origin of the behavior.

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What does it mean to anthropomorphize?

To assign human attributes to something that is not human.

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What is positive phototaxis?

Movement toward light.

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What is the purpose of vigilance behavior?

Remaining aware of danger in the vicinity and keeping watch.

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What is the difference between agonistic and reproductive behavior?

Agonistic behavior occurs in conflict situations, while reproductive behavior involves finding a mate and courtship.

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What are the two types of parasites?

Endoparasites and ectoparasites.

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What are some feeding strategies of organisms?

Filter feeding, grazing, searching for food, ambush, stalking, attacking, scavenging, and food handling.

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What is Batesian mimicry?

When a harmless species resembles something dangerous to avoid predation.

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What does coevolution refer to?

An evolutionary arms race where the behavior of one species influences the evolution of another.

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What does ecology study?

Interactions of organisms between each other and their environment.

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What are trophic levels in ecology?

Producers, herbivores, carnivores, and detritivores.

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What is a food web?

A diagram that shows how organisms are connected through feeding relationships.

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What is an organism's niche?

The sum of all conditions, resources, and interactions required for survival and reproduction.