two-part Latin scientific name for a single species
binomial name (ex: H. Sapien)
pain receptors
nociceptors
behaviors and appearance of domesticated animals that retain the traits of juveniles
neoteny
migrators that can choose to migrate or not depending on local conditions
facultative migrators
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large bird with the shortest land migration, travels by walking; forest-dweller
dusky grouse
types of animals that give live birth to offspring that develop and are hatched internally
ovoviviparous
feedback loop between the brain and body using hormones
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
animal that can detect vibrations with specialized nerve cells in their feet; can communicate through low frequency vibrations in the ground to signal to others who are miles away
African elephant
nightly migration of animals to the surface of the ocean
Diel vertical migration (DVM)
Direct benefits from choosing a mate (+200 pts for indirect benefits)
Direct: better access to food ,protection from aggression of other males, help raising the young, better environment
Indirect: good genes
when the results of two or more researchers are compared for accuracy
inter-rater reliability
What are jellyfish lacking that allows them to still function when injured or damaged?
central nervous system
When animals apply prior knowledge to a new situation, to a fault
overgeneralization
invasive species that carries diseases and eats almost anything; descendants of domesticated animals that reverted to a wild state
feral hogs
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large land bridges built over highways to help migrators cross
wildlife/animal bypasses
the point (on a phylogenetic tree) at which two species can no longer breed with anther because their genetic code is too different
divergence event
method used to test sensitivity in humans' face/hands/back with calipers
two-point discrimination test
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special cells that cephalopods have to signal intentions to others; used to produce rapid color changes that mimic sunlight shining through water
chromatophores
Human activity that affects sea turtles' ability to navigate back to the ocean at night
Light pollution
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probability that an animal will behave a certain way based on the # of other individuals who have already decided to do the behavior
quorum response
Dude who carefully documented the special dance that honeybees perform to communicate where to find soures of nectar
Karl von Frisch
(also researched other animal communication and sexual selection)
Hormone produced by the stomach that signals animals to stop seeking food (bonus for hormone that signals hunger)
Leptin- less food
Ghrelin- go eat
Species of mammal in Africa that makes specific alarm sounds that differ if they see a hawk vs a leopard; helps warn yellow-casqued hornbills
Diana monkeys
largest over-land migration in which multiple species of antelope (6 million individuals) travel over 1000 miles across South Sudan
great Nile migration
species that Russian geneticist Dmitry Belyayev tried to domesticate; gained ability to recognize human emotions, neotenous traits
silver fox
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