Defensive Behaviors by Cooper Johnson [STUDENT] https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b One Pager Project en-us 2018-04-18 22:02:47 UTC 2024-05-27 22:49:35 UTC hello@padlet.com What are Defensive Behaviors? cooper_182981 https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253221807 Defensive behaviors are a group of evolved, innate responses to threats. ]]> 2018-04-18 22:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253221807 What are innate behaviors? cooper_182981 https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253222855 Innate behaviors are behaviors that are passed from generation to generation without learning. ]]> 2018-04-18 22:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253222855 How are innate behaviors passed on? cooper_182981 https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253223131 Innate behaviors are genetic, and certain behaviors may give an organism an advantage over other organisms, and make it more likely to reproduce and pass on this behavior. A mutation that gives an organism better fitness is an adaptation, and many defensive behaviors are adaptations that help organisms to better survive and reproduce.]]> 2018-04-18 22:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253223131 How can defensive behaviors be group behaviors? cooper_182981 https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253223747 Many defensive behaviors depend on a group being present in order to function. For example, the starlings perform mesmerizing murmurations as a defense against hawks, and increase the chances of an individual surviving, however, this behavior wouldn't be very effective without a large group.]]> 2018-04-18 22:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253223747 References cooper_182981 https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253225691 Blanchard, D.C. (September 20, 2016). Fear, Anxiety, and Defensive Behaviors in Animals. Retrieved from <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080453965000907>.


Goldstein, Paul. (March 10, 2018). It's birds, it's a plane, it's...? Photographer captures stunning Starling murmuration. Retrieved from <http://komonews.com/news/offbeat/its-birds-its-a-plane-its-photographer-captures-stunning-starling-murmuration>.
]]> 2018-04-18 22:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253225691 Personal Statement cooper_182981 https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253228695 The benefits of social behavior for living things are fairly simple. Especially social defensive behaviors. These benefits are mainly that, quite simply, there is strength in numbers. If there are 1,000 birds gathered together, than an individual's chance of being singled out by a hawk is 1/1,000. That is excellent odds for an individual. More individuals also means that there will be more watchful eyes and more idea-generating brains. The chances of survival for an individual are significantly higher in a group situation than they would be individually.]]> 2018-04-18 23:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cooper_182981/i69zd3t9gu5b/wish/253228695