ANP 206 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ethogram, Ad Libitum
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Ethogram: an ethogram is an objective description of the behaviors and activities exhibited by a particular species, usually with codes to make the behavior easier to record behavior in an ethogram, a detailed description provides observers with quickly. For each clear, unambiguous criteria for determining whether they have actually see the behavior. Ad libitum (ad lib): observer records what they see, whenever they see it. Focal animal sampling: observer chooses one individual (the focal animal ) and record behavior by the animal (and only that animal) for a specific period of time (e. g. 30 minute sample. Scans: samples are conducted for a specific period of time; they are divided into equal segments (the scans). Instantaneous scan: observer records the subject"s activity at an exact moment. All occurrence (one-zero) scan: during the interval between beeps, observer records whether subject exhibits a particular behavior at all. Activity states: these are exclusive activates (resting, moving, or feeding) that you record during instantaneous scans.
