ANFS350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Harbor Seal, Whole Genome Sequencing, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
22 Sep 2019
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Animal behavior scientists test hypotheses to answer research questions about behavior. Researchers use observational, experimental, and comparative methods to study behavior. Animal behavior research requires ethical animal use. Scientific knowledge is generated and communicated to the scientific community via peer-reviewed research. Ab scientists test hypothesis to answer research questions about behavior. Must know something about species and behaviors first - Common spider in the leaf litter of na forest. Man"s search for fertile females in the spring. Females mate once, males mate multiple times. Males court females by waving and tapping their forelegs (visual cue) and vibrating (seismic cue) Common seal in the temperate of n atlantic and n. Harbor seals often haul out on to rocks and beaches. Often the same spot for an entire season. Harbor seals do not touch one another, maintain space of approx. If too close to another seal, they will show aggression. Growling, snorting, waving threateningly with front flipper.
