ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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Which of the following is an example of a question about the ultimate causation of a behavior?
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What muscles are involved when a hummingbird hovers over a flower?
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When is the critical period for imprinting in young goats?
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Which hormones must be present at what levels to make a female lizard receptive to male courtship?
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none of above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ultimate cause for a behavior is affected by natural selection.
Detailed explanation-2: -In other words, proximate causes are the mechanisms directly underlying the behaviour. For example, an animal separated from the… In contrast, the ultimate causes of social behaviours include their evolutionary or historical origins and the selective processes that have shaped their past and current functions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Habituation, imprinting, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive learning.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Habituation is a simple learned behavior in which an animal gradually stops responding to a repeated stimulus.
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