Circadian Rhythms
An internal timing mechanism with a built-in schedule that acts independently of cues from the environment is the
endogenous clock hypothesis
Laying eggs in another bird’s nest is
brood parasitism
Communication without deceit in which both partners benefit is
honest signaling
Method of learning in animals in which the animals must perform an action to receive a reward is
operant conditioning
Learning transmitted across generations throughout a population is
cultural transmission
Animal behavior responses to an annual clock rhythm can regulate
hibernation and migration
Assistance with offspring of another in the group or family is
alloparenting
Zahavi’s Handicap Principle states
if a signal is costly to produce it must be honest
Elephants losing their fear of bee buzzing sounds with repeated exposure is
habituation
Learning from peers such as in whale song transmission is
horizontal transmission
Variation in morphs in circadian response of sand crickets demonstrates that rhythms are affects by
hormones
Host parent provides incubation calls heard by their own chicks while still in the egg, which are later used by the parent is the
password hypothesis
False alarm and mimicry signals are examples of
manipulative signaling
Heritable learning has been demonstrated by
offspring of fish showing predator avoidance when never having been exposed to a predator
Object manipulation is used as an extension of the body to gain a reward is considered
tool use
Manipulations of daylength to observe behavioral effects supports the
environmental stimulus hypothesis
The environmental factor that can alter the gender of turtles during development is
temperature
Gaining information from other species’ signals is known as
eavesdropping
The ability of an animal to learn when experiencing stress is
reduced
Cultural transmission was first observed in macaques
washing food in the sea
The effect of the lunar cycle on foraging includes reduced activity by
both predators and prey
Expression of multiple behavior phenotypes depending on the environment is caused by a
developmental switch
Anglerfish using a light to attract prey is
a sensory bias
Benefits of learning for survival include learning about
predators, family, mates, food handling
Crows and some primates use sticks as a tool to
extract insects out of bark and termite mounds