ZOOL371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Slime Mold, Discrete Event Simulation, Kleptoparasitism
9 Oct 2018
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Deductive is starting with a theory and creating a hypothesis. Create a theory and then test to see if you are correct. The more distinct predictions you can come up with then the more support you can gain for your hypothesis. Advantage: get a good range of behaviours, more likely to notice smaller discrete behaviour, you will know how frequently and how long they do it. Disadvantage: might not reflect the whole species, smaller sample size. Advantage: catalogue all the behaviours exhibited by the animal, gives the best overview. Disadvantage: not very specific, might not get a random sample of behaviour, leads to a bias. Disadvantage: not knowing other behaviours, not as comprehensive. Pecking: bill makes contact with sediment surface in a discrete event. Probing: bill penetrates sediment surface in a discrete event. Sewing: bill moves rapidly and repeatedly towards the sediment. O: multicellular form develops under conditions of low food.
