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What is a sensory cue?
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- 1define a signalenergy or matter generated by the display or action of one organism (the signaller)
that is (selected evolution) for its effects in influencing the probability pattern of behaviour of another organism (the receiver)
via its sensory-nervous system
in a fashion that is adaptive to one or both parties - 2what is the example of signal found in the californa ground sqauirelit flags its tail to warn snake predators, heating up its tail only in the prescence of snake s
- 3how might signals have evolvedthrough ritualization andsensory expoiation/ sensory bias
- 4what are the sensory cue that wolves are said to produceBaring teeth
Urination as autonomic fear response
Intention movements
Ambivalent behaviour - 5how are ritualized sensory cues madeincreasing the likelyhood through selection of cues. generally makes the animals intentions more clear. the cue is seleced for decreased ambiguity
- 6in the sense of ritualization how did the peacocks tail feathers get biggerFood enticement behaviour starts with the bird going down to get food and pushing the tail feathers up the femails where attracted to the tail feathers so the tail feathers got bigger
- 7what was the example of ritualization in masked birchcaterpillarsVibratory display (anal scraping, mandible drumming, mandible scraping) to intruders
- 8what is important about hte Tethea species in relation to the birchcaterpillarits very similar but doesnt have the anal oar so it can't produce the scrpaing sound
- 9how did the ritualiztion evolve in the birchcaterpillarsthe walking signal evolved first then the scraping signal. if over catapilars could more easily sense the walking then conflict was less likely
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- What is a sensory cue? Piece of information that we can gather from the environment What is a signal?
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- Dylan Vaughan-Williams · Dec 2016
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