AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mating and Courtship are the same thing
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In most animals courtship precedes mating. Courtship is an exchange of information between a male and a female, and sexual selection often acts on signals used in courtship. Typically, courtship includes signals that allow the male and female to ensure that they are mating with an animal of the same species.

Detailed explanation-2: -A courtship is a set of display behaviours in which an animal attempts to attract a mate and exhibit their desire to copulate. These behaviours often include ritualized movement (“dances”), vocalizations, mechanical sound production, or displays of beauty, strength, or agonistic ability.

Detailed explanation-3: -Courtship rituals range from dating, gift-giving, dancing, meeting each other’s families, and physical connection.

Detailed explanation-4: -San Francisco Call, Volume 77, Number 44, 13 January 1895-THREE KINDS OF COURTSHIP [ARTICLE] Defined as the Antique, Ephemeral and Progressive.

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