Behavioral Adaptations
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Nocturnal
- Active at night.
1) to avoid high temps or because its prey has evolved to be nocturnal
ex: Owls
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Dinural
- Active during the day
ex: humans
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Migration
Occurs during periods of low food avaliability -> to hotter climates
- Colder climates cause less food.
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Torpor
Short periods (days- weeks) of low metabolism/ activity.
- Due to low temps/ lack of food.
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Hibernation
Longer periods of deep sleep/ no activity at all. -> degreee of lowered metabolism is significantly higher than Topor or Estivation.
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Estivation
Lowered metabolism/ activity during hot temps.
ex: desert animals
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