Acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) stash acornsin storage holes they drill in trees. When these woodpeckersbreed, the offspring from previous years often help withparental duties. Activities of these nonbreeding helpers includeincubating eggs and defending stashed acorns. Propose somequestions about the proximate and ultimate causation of thesebehaviors that a behavioral biologist could ask.

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A: The life of an organism can be divided into two phases: growth and reproduction. The different…

Q: In general, animal behaviors arise from an interactionbetween the animal’s__________ and its_______.…

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: Describe how Serian crane, bears, and wasp behavior has allowed them to survive (adapt to weather…

A: Adaptation is a process where a plant or an animal become suited to living in a particular habitat.…

Q: When animals engage in , they oftenperform displays that make them look as large anddangerous as…

A: A courtship display is a set of behaviour in which an animal, usually a male, attempts to attract a…

Q: Young sea turtles head for the ocean immediately after theyhatch. This behavior is most likelya.…

A: Answer is a.)  innate.

Q: Insects are capable of fairly advanced behavior. e and briefly explain an example of advanced insect…

A: Insects are invertebrates belonging to the phylum Arthropoda and class Insecta. they are the largest…

Q: Zebras live in large herds. When attacked by a predator, such as a lion, some individual zebras will…

A: Anti-predator adaptations:  Anti-predator adaptation are evolutionary strategies that aid prey…

Q: Identify if the behavior is innate or learned. a) A baby baboon can recognize a dominance display…

A: Behavior is determined by the combination of inherited genetic traits, the environment, and…

Q: ___ ___ ___s are programmed behaviors in response to environmental stimuli.

A: Innate behavior is a pre-programmed or instinctive behavior that is not learned through experience.…

Q: There are three chief ideas of the handicap principle: 1) Animals communicate with éach other…

A: Stotting refers to the up and down jumps exhibited by gazelles in the presence of predators such as…

Q: When a male lizard defends a certain area, he is exhibitinga. insight learning.b. kin selection.c.…

A: The given options are type of behavior animals possess. Animal behaviors are the ways an animal…

Q: In 1993,  primatologist Richard Wrangham proposed that "Bonobo hypersexuality appears closely linked…

A: Bonobos and chimpanzees have three functions of sexual activity in common and that are exchange of…

Q: . In white-crowned sparrows, social experience exhibits a very stronginfluence over the development…

A: An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with the nonliving parts of the…

Q: Match the terms with their most suitable description.___ imprinting             a. time-limited…

A: Animal behavior is defined as all the ways or methods by which animals will interact with different…

Q: What are some behavioral adaptations that help the fennec fox survive in the desert?

A: Fennec foxes (Vulpes zerda) are the world's smallest foxes. They are found in the sandy deserts…

Q: Classify each of the following descriptions as either a proximate or anultimate cause of behavior.…

A: Proximate behavior encompasses hereditary, developmental, cognitive, structural, psychological,…

Q: Although many chimpanzees live in environments with oilpalm nuts, members of only a few populations…

A: Chimpanzees belong to the animal kingdom, phylum chordate, and class mammals. Chimpanzees reside in…

Q: Which of the following questions is most closely associated with anultimate cause of a behavior?a.…

A: The proximate causes of an animal's behavior explain the development of certain behaviors in the…

Q: Cuckoo bird lays eggs in the nest of crowWhich type of interaction is shown in this relation?

A: On earth, different kinds of species live together. In a particular area, different species live…

Q: What is the adaptive value of a fixed action pattern in animal behavior?

A: Innate behavior is behavior that is genetically programmed into an organism's DNA and can be…

Q: What insight about the genetic basis of behavior emerges fromstudying the effects of courtship…

A: Some complex behaviors such as parental care and courtship behavior are regulated by a set of genes.…

Q: In the Northern Hemisphere, many species of birds fly south during the autumn months. Propose a…

A: The branch of biology that deals with the relationship among various living organisms and with their…

Q: Homing and navigation in salmon (across developmental stages; e.g., from stream to ocean and back to…

A: Homing in migrating fishes, such as salmon, can be defined as a behavioral pattern in which an…

Q: One of the simplest forms of learning is________ ,defined as a decline in response to a(n) _____,…

A: Habituation refers to a decrease in the response towards a stimulus after continuous exposure to it…

Q: Two kinds of simple learning are habituation and imprinting. Distin-guish these two types of…

A: Learning is another aspect of behavior in animals. Learning in animal behavior can be defined as the…

Q: his display is called “semaphoring”.  Why was this behavioral adaptation necessary for this…

A: All frogs and toads are classified in the Anura order , one of the three orders that categorize…

Q: Which of the following statements corrects the misconception promoted by the 'nature vs. nurture'…

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will answer the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: What are the drawbacks of drawing parallels between nonhuman primate behavior and human behavior?

A: Introduction  Primates are eutherian mammals that belong to the Primates taxonomic order. Primates…

Q: Animals have evolved a range of strategies to successfully respond to threats and challenges. One of…

A: Animal behavior includes all the ways that animals move with alternative organisms and therefore the…

Q: |(A) A well trained alien biologist visiting earth would be able to tell that the mating system of…

A: A) mating competition will be more intense in gorillas compared to humans and size very much matters…

Q: Egg-retrieval behavior of greylag geese is an excellent example of a highly predictable behavior.…

A: The stereotypical behaviors have emerged from the study of early ethologists. A fixed action pattern…

Q: Primate maternal behavior is best understood as O socially learned. innate. rarely practiced.…

A: primate maternal behavior  Primates is mammal group that includes apes, monkeys humans and other…

Q: How useful is primate behavior when it comes to understanding human behavior? How similar and…

A: Humans are descended directly from animals, according to scientists. Man's evolution is nearly…

Q: Anurans Most anurans breed in water and rainfall stimulates breeding in many species. Ponds may…

A: Behavioral adaptations include all the actions or things that help the organisms do to survive in…

Q: What is the importance of behavior in adapting animal populations to different and changing…

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Q: You were given two examples of learning in class.  One related to wasps using landmarks to find…

A: *Here Given that one is related to wasps using landmarks to find nesting sites.  *The other one is…

Q: Females choosing of a mate involves direct and indirect benefits. Select the indirect benefit. O…

A: The indirect benefit of female choosing their mate is male's genes are transfered to their young .

Q: Adult chimpanzees actively teach and guide offspring in learning tool use behaviors.  True or False

A: The answer is True .

Q: Regarding mating behavior, choose the false statement from the list:     Some aspects of courtship…

A: 1. Regarding mating behavior, choose the false statement from the list: The right answer is option…

Q: It has been thought for a long time that zebras had stripes to act as camouflage against lions,…

A: A null hypothesis is a hypothesis that says there is no statistical significance between the two…

Q: EVOLUTION CONNECTION We often explain our behaviorin terms of subjective feelings, motives, or…

A: Person’s behavior is regulated by association of several muscles. Those muscles are controlled by…

Q: ehavioral differences would you predict between the chicks treated with testosterone, sesame oil,…

A: The effect of various hormones on behavioral responses is studied under various controlled…

Q: Human behavior, like other mammalian behavior, is determined:

A: There were many hypothetical theories stating that human behavior is genetical or hereditary , its…

Q: I train a rat to run through a maze whenever it hears a bell; at the end of the maze, it receives a…

A: Animal behavior is its response to the environment or interaction with other living organisms. There…

Q: A higher selection index value ALWAYS results to better animal performance. Is this true or not? Why…

A: The selection index helps in estimating the best of animals breeding values. The selection index…

Q: An expériment with squirrels revealed that they make alarm sounds when a model of an owl is placed…

A: The different animals shows specific behavioral adaptations for adapting in a specific situations.…

Q: Female spotted sandpipers aggressively court males and, aftermating, leave the clutch of young for…

A: The polygamous relationship is a type of relationship, in which a member of particular sex mates…

Q: Hamilton's Rule describes the relationship between cost and relationship in the evolution of…

A: Hamilton's rule states that a trait is naturally selected if the benefit to others, B, multiplied by…

Communication

Communication is a method of transferring information between two persons or organisms. Communication is possible using mutually understood behaviors such as signs, symbols, or language. In the year 1980, S. F. Scudder proposed communication theory. According to his ideas, all living beings on the earth communicate, but the methods of communication differ. Communication skills are now part of soft skills.