ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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sign stimulus
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response
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behavior
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proximate cause
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Detailed explanation-1: -BEHAVIOR: A male stickleback fish attacks other male sticklebacks that invade its nesting territory. PROXIMATE CAUSE: The red belly of the intruding male acts as a sign stimulus that releases aggression in a male stickleback.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the breeding season, male sticklebacks develop a red belly and display innate aggressive behavior towards other males.
Detailed explanation-3: -Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many reflexes of placental mammals appear to be innate. They are hereditary and are a common feature of the species and often of the genus. Reflexes include not only such simple acts as chewing, swallowing, blinking, the knee jerk, and the scratch reflex, but also stepping, standing, and mating.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will instinctively move toward the ocean. A marsupial climbs into its mother’s pouch upon being born. Other examples include animal fighting, animal courtship behaviour, internal escape functions, and the building of nests.