Behavior, the way an organism reacts to its environment Innate – Behaviors you are born with. Reflex – Does not go through brain. Example – Blinking or yawning. Instinct – Complicated, takes thinking and time. Example – Building a nest, mating behavior (courtship), spinning a web

Learned Behavior Trial and Error Learn from your mistakes Repeat something until you get it right. Conditioning, behavior modified so that the response is associated with a new stimulus Insight Using things you have already learned to solve a new problem. Example - Using addition to solve a new math problem Imprinting (first studied by Konrad Lorenz) Treating the first organism you see like it is your parent.

Animal Behavior Social Cyclic Territorial Aggression, a forceful act. A pack of wolves hunting together. Caring for young and protecting others of the same species. Ants living in a society, where everyone has their own job to do. Cyclic A behavior that is repeated time after time, like every day, every season, or every year. Ex. Migration Territorial Animals guard a territory to keep the food, shelter, and mates to themselves, and protect young. Aggression, a forceful act. Showing dominance against others, being the boss. Submission means to give up, surrender.

Cyclical Behavior Hibernation – Reduce breathing rate, live on body fat, body temperature drops. Circadian Cycle (24 hour rhythm). Diurnal – Active during day. Nocturnal – Active during night.

Importance of Behaviors Courtship behavior indicates healthier, stronger mates, so better offspring. Social behavior strengthens the species by ensuring more survival. Cyclic behavior is an adaptation to the environment. All behavior adaptations help the species survive and reproduce. Behaviors often driven by pheromones, which are chemicals that affect another animal of the same species.