Chapter 26
Behavior
![What is Behavior?](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10914.jpg)
Behaviors are actions that an organism engages in—they can be related to finding food, reproducing, defending against threats, and many other…
![Imprinting](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10915.jpg)
Behavioral imprinting is observed in some newborn animals and occurs when they develop strong and specific attachments to another animal (usually a…
![Migration](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10917.jpg)
Migration is long-range, seasonal movement from one region or habitat to another. This common strategy, carried out by many different organisms…
![Mate Choice](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10918.jpg)
Mate choice—the decision about whom to mate with—is a type of natural selection, since animals must reproduce to pass down their genes.…
![Optimal Foraging](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10920.jpg)
How animals obtain and eat their food is called foraging behavior. Foraging can include searching for plants and hunting for prey and depends on the…
![Parental Care](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10921.jpg)
Many animals exhibit parental care behavior, including feeding, grooming, and protecting young offspring. Parental care is universal in mammals and…
![Using a Virtual Store As a Research Tool to Investigate Consumer In-store Behavior](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/55719_t.png)
People's responses to products and/or choice environments are crucial to understanding in-store consumer behaviors. Currently, there are various…
![Measuring the Effects of Bacteria on <em>C. Elegans</em> Behavior Using an Egg Retention Assay](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/51203_t.png)
C. elegans egg-laying behavior is affected by environmental cues such as osmolarity1 and vibration2. In the total absence of food C. elegans also…