Consider the following articles, and answer the questions below.Mitchell MD, Chivers DP, Brown GE, Ferrari MCO. 2016. Living on theedge: How does environmental risk affect the behavioural andcognitive ecology of prey? Anim Behav. 115: 185-192.
Greig EI and Webster MS. 2014. How do novel signals originate?The evolution of fairy-wren songs from predator to displaycontexts. Anim Behav. 88: 57-65.
Petrů M, Špinka M, Charvátová V, Lhota S. 2009. Revisiting playelements and self handicapping in play: A comparative ethogram offive Old World monkey species. J Comp Psychol. 123(3): 250-263.
Answer these questions :
1. Which of the above studies examined proximate causes ofbehaviour? What evidence do the authors provide to support youranswer?
2. Which of the above studies examined ultimate causes ofbehaviour? What evidence do the authors provide to support youranswer?
3. Which of the above studies examine the evolution of abehaviour? What evidence do the authors provide to support youranswer?
Consider the following articles, and answer the questions below.Mitchell MD, Chivers DP, Brown GE, Ferrari MCO. 2016. Living on theedge: How does environmental risk affect the behavioural andcognitive ecology of prey? Anim Behav. 115: 185-192.
Greig EI and Webster MS. 2014. How do novel signals originate?The evolution of fairy-wren songs from predator to displaycontexts. Anim Behav. 88: 57-65.
Petrů M, Špinka M, Charvátová V, Lhota S. 2009. Revisiting playelements and self handicapping in play: A comparative ethogram offive Old World monkey species. J Comp Psychol. 123(3): 250-263.
Answer these questions :
1. Which of the above studies examined proximate causes ofbehaviour? What evidence do the authors provide to support youranswer?
2. Which of the above studies examined ultimate causes ofbehaviour? What evidence do the authors provide to support youranswer?
3. Which of the above studies examine the evolution of abehaviour? What evidence do the authors provide to support youranswer?
