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The Scientific Method and Levels of Analysis in Animal Behavior. ZOL 313May 14, 2008. Lecture Objectives:Understand the scientific method and be able to identify and generate hypotheses and predictions.Distinguish between proximate and ultimate questions in the study of animal behavior and be able to generate both types of questions.Understand the four levels of analysis of animal behavior and distinguish between questions at different levels..
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1. The Scientific Method and Levels of Analysis in Animal Behavior ZOL 313
May 14, 2008
2. The Scientific Method and Levels of Analysis in Animal Behavior ZOL 313
May 14, 2008
3. Scientific Method
4. Scientific Method
7. Testing Hypotheses Activity Hypotheses to explain infanticide in langurs after a new adult male takeover:
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9. Activity: asking questions in animal behavior
10. Ultimate vs. Proximate Questions Proximate Questions:
Ultimate Questions:
What kind of question were we asking about the beewolfs? The black headed gulls? The langurs?
11. 4 Levels of Analysis in Animal Behavior Physiological mechanisms
Ontogenetic mechanisms
3. Fitness consequences
4. Evolutionary origins
12. Prairie voles are monogamous.
Most other mammals are polygynous.
Why are prairie voles monogamous?
13. 1. Physiological mechanisms
Pallium:
Vasopressin:
V1-a receptors: