Study notes on the basic animal behaviors and the processes involved with these behaviors

-Phermones are chemical signals used by animals for communication <Tab/>-Allow animals to convey important information to each other regarding reproduction, food, etc. <Tab/>-Many phermones function as mate attractants <Tab/>-Can cause behavioral or physiological change <Tab/>-Queen bees use phermones to maintain social order of honeybee colonies by preventing worker bees from being able to reproduce &…

…together partners <Tab/>-Allows species to identify members of the opposite sex of their own species <Tab/>-Allows females to pick genetically fit males to produce better offspring <Tab/>-Can be the song of a hummingbird, the chemical phermones releases by a moth, or the plumage of peacocks <Tab/>-Allows for individuals of a species to have social interaction