Concepts
8 concepts
compensatory growth
Ability of organisms to compensate for poor early-life conditions through increased feeding or altered resource allocation later in life
social thermoregulation
Behavioral and physiological mechanisms whereby group-living animals share body heat to reduce thermoregulatory costs
circadian clock
Internal biological timing system that maintains rhythmicity in a wide range of behavioral, physiological, and metabolic processes
energy conservation
Physiological and behavioral adaptations to minimize energy expenditure
immune response
Physiological responses of the immune system to pathogens, trauma, stress and inflammation
ontogeny
An individual's development from egg to adult
innovation
The ability to devise a novel solution to a novel or existing problem, measured as successful opening of puzzle box
multisensory integration
The combining of information from multiple sensory modalities that influences decision-making
