Biology › Section R · The biosphere, populations, and communities › Topic R.9
Animal behavior
A moth flies to a scent, a bird sings at dawn, a bat shares its meal. Every behaviour has two kinds of explanation: the mechanism that produces it now, and the evolutionary advantage that made it common.
In this topic
- How and why animals behave
- Worked example: two answers to one question
- Innate responses
- Migration and foraging
- Worked example: an optimal forager
- Communication
- Altruism and kin selection
- Finding mates
- Simple learning
- Conditioning and cognitive learning
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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