Lecture
One and a Half Human Natures – 04. Lecture II. Innate Behavior
Adaptive significance of behavior. Darwinian creatures according to D. Dennett.
Dipper ( Cinclus cinclus ) is a bird of the family Cinclidae of the order Passeriformes. Reamur's isopods. Infanticide in lions. Reflex in infusoria. Reflex + conditioned reflex in infusoria. Phototaxis (instinctive behavior) in the Colorado potato beetle. Instinctive behavior in a spider is triggered by a stimulus corresponding to a need. Instinctive behavior of a pompilid wasp and a tarantula. Instinct in a fox. Inadequate manifestations of parental instinct in a hen and a cat. Instinctive reaction to a visual stimulus in a male turtle. Imprinting (experience-dependent correction of instinctive behavior) in ducks.