ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
biology
|
|
|
ecology
|
|
|
ethology
|
|
|
behaviorology
|
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: -Or, for example, when an infant’s face is touched they typically turn and ‘root’ for the mother’s breast, helping the baby to find the food resource. The grasping reflex and rooting behavior are both defined by the ethological theory as innate behaviors that promote survival.
Detailed explanation-4: -Today ethology as a disciplinary label has largely been replaced by behavioral ecology and evolutionary psychology.