General, Molecular
Behavioral questions that address how an individual organism’s tissues/physiology function are considered:
proximate analyses
Transfer of the long Avpr1a gene, into promiscuous male montane voles resulted in:
monogamy
The hormone that results in aggressive behavior in male animals is:
testosterone
Signaling in the nervous systems is both:
electrical and chemical
Production of high frequency sound pulses by bats that bounce off objects and prey is:
echolocation
Switching offspring from one parental trait type to be raised by parents with a different trait type to address nature vs. nurture is called:
cross-fostering
Two behaviors affected by gene expression in birds include:
migration and singing
The hormone associated with bonding and parental care is:
oxytocin
A fully functional response the first time performed with no prior experience is considered:
innate
Two attributes of owls that enhance hearing thus predation effectiveness are:
facial ruff and asymmetric ears
Experiments that involve moving animals from one environment to another and observing behavioral changes are called:
transplant experiments
One behavior affected by genes in honeybees involves:
foraging
Use of scent to communicate information across shared territories is exhibited by:
Tasmanian devils
Unihemispheric sleep is used by some members of which two animal groups?
birds and marine mammals
Enervated facial structures in pinnipeds (seals, sea lions) that function in mechanoreception are called:
vibrissae
Identify one way in which birds use olfactory cues:
foraging in seabirds and turkey vultures
Removal of a dominant cichlid fish can affect gene expression on behavior of subordinate fish resulting in:
aggression and courtship behavior
Some snakes will emit the smell of a female in estrus to:
get other males to warm them up
More complex brains are characterized by:
more infoldings which increase surface area for synaptic connections
Caribou, bees, butterflies, and some fish have visual abilities in which spectrum?
Ultraviolet
Identify two animal groups that have been shown to avoid predators based on olfactory cues:
deer and mice
Changes to gene expression that are heritable, but do not involve DNA mutations are:
epigenetic changes
The pineal gland is associated with breeding behavior by responding to :
daylength
The part of the brain associated with complex thought and is largest in birds and mammals is the:
forebrain
Snakes have olfactory sensors on:
their tongue