The Scientists
Stimulus
Oh, I get it
Nature vs. Nurture
Misc.
100
The scientist that found that digger wasps use land marks to find their nest entrances.
Who is Niko Tinbergen
100
A sign stimulus can trigger this
What is FAP
100
This often "teams up" with an innate behavior to produce a final behavior
What is Learned
100
Extremely important subjects when dealing with human behavior
What are twins
100
Prairie dogs display this type of behavior, which alarms other individuals but sometimes results in death of the squawker
What is altruism
200
This scientist discovered imprinting in geese
Who is Konrad Lorenz
200
This can be triggered by temperature, light, lenght of day, or magnetic fields
What is migration
200
Probably describes why spot grabs his dish everyday as soon as his owner comes home from work.
What is Associative Learning
200
Swans, wolves, and sometimes humans share this mating behavior
What is monogamy
200
Clark's nutcrackers use this to find previously hidden pine nuts in the winter.
cognitive map
300
First observed the "Waggle Dance" in honeybees
Who is Karl von Frisch
300
An injured insect might release this into the air to help warn others of a predator attack
What are pheromones
300
In imprinting, this is used as a "window of opportunity" for parents and or ecologists
What is sensitive period
300
Elk, pheasants, lions, and sometimes humans can share this type of mating behavior
What is polygamy
300
In genetic terms, it would take this many cousins to create you.
8
400
Could possibly be called the "father" of operant conditioning
B.F. Skinner
400
Successful visual, chemical, tactile and auditory communication by the male fruit fly will result in this
What is copulation
400
A type natural selection that favors the behavior that enhances the reproductive success of relatives.
Kin Selection
400
When females have gone wild
What is polyandry
400
Males are much more likely to provide parental care with this type of fertilization
What is external
500
This scientist came up with a formula that predicts when natural selection favors altruism.
Who is William Hamilton
500
Shine a light on a termite and you can observe it display this
What is taxis
500
This explains why inland garter snakes do not recognize slugs as a food source whereas coastal garter snakes do.
Evolution
500
Awesome way to study if it is nature or nurture
What is cross-fostering study
500
A brother and a sister share this coefficient of relatedness.
0.5
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