AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the behavioral process whereby adults of a species become mating pairs called?
A
courtship
B
dating
C
grouping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Courtship can be defined as the behavior used to obtain copulation with a partner, or to maintain reproductive interactions with an existing partner.

Detailed explanation-3: -courtship, in animals, behaviour that results in mating and eventual reproduction. Courtship may be rather simple, involving a small number of chemical, visual, or auditory stimuli; or it may be a highly complex series of acts by two or more individuals, using several modes of communication.

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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