INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL BEHAVIOR - A brief introduction.pptx

Brief introduction to the subject of "Animal Behavior" Zoology.
Topic included are:
Animal Behavior, examples of animal behavior, ethology, importance of ethology, and branches of ethology.

1. INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

2. Animal Behavior Behavior: Everything an animal does & how it does it. Animal Behavior: Animal behavior  includes all the ways animals interact with other members of their species, with organisms of other species, and with their environment. Some behaviors are innate, or genetically hardwired, while others are learned, or developed through experience.

3. Examples of Animal Behavior Migration in blackcaps Breed in summer and migrate to warm areas for winter. Direction of migration can be inherited, has genetic basis. 2) Blood sharing in vampire bats Vampire bats suck blood from larger animals at night. They live in groups, those that fail to feed two nights in a row may die. Those that fed successfully give blood to that bat, even if not related. Bat that donates blood might need the same in the future.

4. Ethology The scientific study of how animals behave, particularly in their natural environment. This is opposed to behaviorism, where they study trained animals in lab environments. Ethology is biological study of animal behavior. The term  ethology  derives from the Greek language ethos  meaning "character" and  logia  meaning "the study of"

5. Ethology is an exceptionally broad subject and includes the study of how: Animals communicate with each other Animals compete and cooperate during feeding and mating Animals forage and defend themselves when attacked Animals migrate and live in different environments Brain anatomy affects animal behaviour Animals learn and remember Genes affect behaviour Animals differ in their personality and social structures Animals pair and reproduce

6. Importance of Ethology Ethology is not only important as an academic science, but also has important implications in animal welfare. For example, understanding animal behaviour is essential in animal parks, animal husbandry, and when using animals in scientific research. Understanding animal behaviour is also essential in all other activities where we interact with living animals, as in the use of domestic animals, when hunting and fishing, in medical science using animals, when training animals, and also for veterinarians and in animal conservation.

7. Branches of Ethology Neuroethology : “the study of how an animal's nervous system produces behavior”. Human ethology: “Human ethology is the study of human behavior”. Ethoendocrionology : “Relation between hormones and behaviour ”.

8. Ethogenetics : “The study of the influence of an organism’s genetic composition on its behaviour ”. Ecoethology : “Relationship between behaviour of the species and its environment”. Behavioral Embryology: “studies the behavior of organisms such as chicks and rats right from the embryonic stage”.