AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is Ethology? Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior-including animal communication, predation, defense, aggression, mating, imprinting, fixed action patterns and releasers, and migration-most often in their natural conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are the 4 types of animal behavior? Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethologists study animals in various settings to understand their behaviors, investigate their relationships with their environments and publish research that promotes their well-being. Learning about what an ethologist does and what it takes to become one is a great first step toward starting a career in this field.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today ethology as a disciplinary label has largely been replaced by behavioral ecology and evolutionary psychology.