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Behavioral Biology

Field: Behavioral Biology

Sequence of Expressions

A form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator.
A form of mimicry where two or more noxious animals develop similar appearances as a shared protective device.
Four categories of explanations for animal behavior: causation, ontogeny, survival value, and evolution.
In no case is an animal activity to be interpreted in terms of higher psychological processes if it can be fairly interpreted in terms of processes which stand lower in the scale of psychological evolution and development.
Principle

Imprinting

A phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.
An instinctive behavioral sequence that is indivisible and runs to completion.