Ethology
                      Ethology
        What is Ethology?
         What is Ethology?
        Ethology:  The biological study of animal 
         Ethology:  The biological study of animal 
                                     behavior.
                                     behavior.
        Must use the scientific method
         Must use the scientific method
                                  
                                  
              Animal Behavior
              Animal Behavior
       What is Animal Behavior?
        What is Animal Behavior?
       Animal Behavior:  All observable or 
        Animal Behavior:  All observable or 
        otherwise measurable muscular or 
        otherwise measurable muscular or 
        secretory responses (or lack thereof) in 
        secretory responses (or lack thereof) in 
        response to changes in an animals 
        response to changes in an animals 
        internal or external environment.
        internal or external environment.
       AKA  WHAT ANIMALS DO
        AKA  WHAT ANIMALS DO
                              
                              
                Study Behavior
                Study Behavior
        Why study behavior?
          Why study behavior?
           Animals = good models for understanding 
            Animals = good models for understanding 
            ourselves
            ourselves
             Behavior, neurobiology
               Behavior, neurobiology
           Animal conservation, endangered species
            Animal conservation, endangered species
           Practical: farm animals, pest species control, 
            Practical: farm animals, pest species control, 
            disease prevention, pets
            disease prevention, pets
           Management of animals in captivity
            Management of animals in captivity
           Curiosity! 
            Curiosity! 
                                    
                                    
    Introduction to Animal Behavior
    Introduction to Animal Behavior
       Are we all amateur 
        Are we all amateur 
        behaviorists?
        behaviorists?