PSYCH 2TT3 Lecture Notes - Bird Migration, Seed Dispersal, Intellectual Disability
12 Jan 2014
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3 kingdoms of multicellular organisms: animal, plants, & fungi. 3 kingdoms of unicellular organisms: bacteria & protists. 2 aspects of learning: chicks imprint on caregiver, young learn migration route from adults. Fly learning & human mental health: memory- enhancing drugs & perhaps treatment of mental retardation of humans. Pbs interview tim tully. Shock the feet of flies & give chemical scent. See if flies can recognize that the shock & scent come together. Uses of animal behavior research. Protection of rare, endangered animals: model systems for human applications. Control of pests and damage- reduction. Collisions b/w wildlife & aircraft have resulted in the loss of >400 aircraft since 1950, & >100 human lives since. 1995, costing the aviation industry >. 2 billion per year. In canada, >800 bird strike incidents are reported each year.
