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In [[ethology]], an '''ethogram''' is a catalogue of an animal's [[animal behaviour|behaviour]] at the [[species (biology)|species]] level, obtained by logging and categorizing observations made in a specific set of individuals of that species by a specific set of human or automated observers. It may comprise only a subset of that species' behaviours (e.g. those related to [[foraging behaviour|foraging]] or [[escape behaviour|escaping]]) or its full range, though the latter is hard to determine due to a [[long tail]] of infrequent but nonetheless important behaviours. | In [[ethology]], an '''ethogram''' is a catalogue of an animal's [[animal behaviour|behaviour]] at the [[species (biology)|species]] level, obtained by logging and categorizing observations made in a specific set of individuals of that species by a specific set of human or automated observers. It may comprise only a subset of that species' behaviours (e.g. those related to [[foraging behaviour|foraging]] or [[escape behaviour|escaping]]) or its full range, though the latter is hard to determine due to a [[long tail]] of infrequent but nonetheless important behaviours. | ||
The advantage of ethograms is that they can be recorded with relative ease by observers familiar with a species' behaviour, their disadvantage is that no agreed standards exist that would allow for robust comparisons over large taxonomic distances. | The advantage of ethograms is that they can be recorded with relative ease by observers familiar with a species' behaviour, their disadvantage is that no agreed standards exist that would allow for robust comparisons over large taxonomic distances.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:01, 13 August 2024
In ethology, an ethogram is a catalogue of an animal's behaviour at the species level, obtained by logging and categorizing observations made in a specific set of individuals of that species by a specific set of human or automated observers. It may comprise only a subset of that species' behaviours (e.g. those related to foraging or escaping) or its full range, though the latter is hard to determine due to a long tail of infrequent but nonetheless important behaviours.
The advantage of ethograms is that they can be recorded with relative ease by observers familiar with a species' behaviour, their disadvantage is that no agreed standards exist that would allow for robust comparisons over large taxonomic distances.