Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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If learning is always superior to instinctive behavior and the reason behind the fact that some animals react instinctively to certain stimuli. If there are some environmental circumstances in which being able to respond “correctly” the first time have a big payoff.

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Animal behavior can be classified as instinctive and learning on the basis of whether these behaviours are present in the genes or acquired by an individual through the experience in its lifetime. Both types of behaviors are important in the whole life of an individual.

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