Animal Behavior
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Describe each of the following animal behaviors as revealed in studies performed by the given researched
a. Fixed action patterns and Nikolaas Tinbergen
b. Imprinting and Konrad Lorenz
c. Classical conditioning and Ivan Pavlov
d. Bee communication and Karl von Frisch
a. Fixed action patterns, or FAPs, are innate behaviors that follow a regular, unvarying pattern. The action is stimulated by a specific stimulus and usually must be followed to completion evenif the intent of the action can no longer be fulfilled. An example of the behavior is shown in the territoriality of male stickleback fish. Nikolaas Tinbergen studied the fish and discovered that the red underbelly of the males causes aggressive behavior. In fact, any object with a red underside causes the same reaction...