Behavioral Ecology II

Body Language

Type of primary communication in primates that uses gestures and posture

Vocalizations

Type of primary communication in primates that involves grunts, hoots, and howls

Communication and Dominance

______ and ______ are used to establish social hierarchy

Dominance Gestures

Mounting, eye contact, yawning, and exposing the teeth are all example of _________

Submission Gestures

Crouching and presenting the butt are both examples of _______

Vocalizations

Alarm Calls and food alerts are known as ________

Displays

Chest beating, tearing vegetation, charging, and screaming are all examples of _______

Aggressive Behaviors

Competition for resources and mating-related aggression are all examples of ________

Affiliative Behaviors

Touching, holding-hands, hugging and all other contact based behaviors are examples of ________

Altruism

Helping others at a cost to oneself

Estrus

Period of female fertility, includes behavioral and physical changes

K-Selected Species

Few offspring, high parental care

R-Selected Species

Many offspring, little care

Intrasexual Selection

Male competition for mates

Intersexual Selection

Female mate choice

Infanticide

males kill infants of ousted dominant males

Cultural Behavior

________ is learned, often through observation