Science | Senioritis

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

Enhancing Cognition, Learning, Movement, and Social Interaction: Exploring the Interplay of Science and Human Behavior

Cognition -thinkingLearning -change due to experiencesMovementSocial Interaction Cognition: Cognition refers to the mental processes involved in acquiring, processing, and utilizing information Cognition: Cognition refers to the mental...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

Understanding the Instinctive Behavior of Sea Turtle Hatchlings: A Guide to Their Innate Journey towards the Ocean

ability of an animal to do a behavior the first time it’s exposed to a proper stimulus -behavior that is not learned, born with itNewly hatched sea...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

The Role of Learned Behavior in Animal and Human Adaptation and Survival

Behavior that does not happen instinctually -it is learned by watching others, being taught it, trial and error, insight, etc., change in behavior from learning from past...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

The Science behind Innate Behavior: Exploring the Case of a Goose’s Continuing Egg Rolling Behavior

Predictable series of actions triggered by a cue or stimulusGoose continuing egg rolling behavior, even after its removal The predictable series of actions triggered by a cue...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

The Phenomenon of Imprinting in Birds: Importance, Experiments, and Long-Term Effects

newly hatched bird perceives the first animal seen as its motherKonrad Lorez became the imprinted mother of ducklings -they followed him around everywhere after they hatched and...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

Unveiling the Fascinating World of Mimicry in Animals: An Evolutionary Advantage for Deception and Survival

(“Cheater, cheater, cheater!”) Mimicry when animals ‘cheat’, a harmless animal develops either a physical trait, or behavior, that resembles a harmful oneFlies mimicking the yellow and black...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

Diving into the Phenomenon of Convergent Evolution: How Animal Coloration and Behavior Adapt to Survival

animals with similar characteristics evolve similar coloration/behaviorRed color for insects with noxious taste, yellow and black stripes for insects with stings, etc. The phenomenon you mentioned is...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Zoology

The Mechanism of Sensory Adaptation: How Our Senses Tune Out Constant or Repetitive Stimuli

The pattern of nervous response that tunes out constant or repetitive stimuliA new sound, such as a ringtone, initially draws a person’s attention, but as they become...