Behavior

This video considers innate behaviors such as fixed action patterns. It provides the foundation of animal behavior which is natural selection.

Discrete sensory inputs can stimulate both simple and complex behaviors such as migration, kinesis, and taxis. Also hibernation and estivation are considered as well as nocturnal and diurnal behavior.

This video looks at social behavior. It considers communication and signals which cause a change in another animal's behavior. It also discusses inclusive fitness which can account for the evolution of behavior, including altruism.

This video looks at animal social behaviors. It highlights mating behaviors and mate choice. It discusses the relationships between mating systems and parental care, sexual selection and mate choice. This video also covers topics on cooperation, territoriality, dominance hierarchies, and agonistic behaviors.