Questions such as: what role do visual, auditory, or social stimuli play in the emergence of a behavior? or, what happens when a behavior ceases to be part of the individual's behavioral repertoire? or, does a particular behavior always proceed in a predictable and reliable fashion among individuals in the species? are examples of which of Niko Tinbergen's four main types of questions that should be asked about behavior?
A) development. B) evolution. C) mechanism. D) survival value.
Which of the following pairings accurately reflects the behavioral and neural embryonic development of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)?
A) coordinated movement of fins and jaw; development of sensory system of trunk B) first undulating movements associated with swimming; development of sensory system of trunk C) initial movements in heart and dorsal muscles; prior to nervous system formation D) moves in response to tactile stimulation; prior to nervous system formation
The disappearance of crawling behavior in the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) is the result of
A) a sharp reduction in ecdysteroid hormones in the adult stage. B) degeneration of the proleg leg muscles just before the pupal stage. C) replacement of existing neurons by new neurons that support a more sophisticated style of locomotion in the pupal stage. D) the innervation of proleg retractor muscles in the larva.