Making an Ethogram and studying behavior

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Learning Objectives

- You can explain what behavior is and how behavior is classified.

- You can describe what ethology entails, how you can study behavior and explain the influence of behavioral research on society.

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Studying behaviour

Ethology: study of animal and human behaviour
Behaviour contains actions (behavioral elements) : these are often interrelated and have a goal
Chain of behaviour
Make an ethogram: a list of an animal's behaviour that creates an inventory of actions/movements/patterns that an animal exhibits
Ethogram is a tool to measure behaviour to understand how an animal behaves and interacts with the environment

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Why would we want to know how to perform behavioral research?

What is the use of it?

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Importance of behavioral research

Animal welfare and agriculture
Conservation Biology: protection and reintroduction of endangered animals
Human safety when encountering wildlife
Pet (or other animal) management and training
Human Psychology and Biology

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Learning Objectives

- You can explain what behavior is and how behavior is classified.

- You can describe what ethology entails, how you can study (animal) behavior and explain the influence of behavioral research on society.

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