Adaptive Value of Behavior

innate

internal

external

habitual

stimulus

behavior

innate response

fixed action pattern

complex pattern of innate behaviors.

instinctive, seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.

behavior that is learned rather than inherited.

a change in an organism’s environment that causes a response.

hibernation

migration

courtship

circadian rhythms

a change in an organism’s environment that causes a response.

a complex pattern of innate behaviors.

it is a response in which an animal’s body temperature, activity, heart rate, and breathing rate decrease during periods of cold weather.

occurs when an animal forms an attachment to an organism or place within a specific time period after birth or hatching.

operant conditioning

classical conditioning

instinct

habituation

In order for group hunting to evolve, the energy costs must be lowered.

In order for group hunting to evolve, it must have increased benefits and decreased costs to the group as a whole.

In order for group hunting to evolve, the opportunity costs must be lowered.

In order for group hunting to evolve, it must have increased benefits and decreased costs to the individuals in the group.

asocial behavior

eusocial behavior

innate behavior

response

reflex

social behavior

Building a nest each spring

Taking food from people

Having a long, bushy tail

Having sharp claws

Learned Behavior

Innate Behavior

Reflex

Instinct