The imprinting and FAP has been discussed in this ppt.

1. TYPES OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
IMPRINTINGANDFAP
Dr. Surjya Kumar Saikia
Department of Zoology
Visva-Bharati

2. Expected outcomes…
We will be able to know innate behavior of animals
We will be able to understand imprinting and Fixed action
patterns
We will be able to know how these behaviors are used in
conservation of animals

4. Imprinting
• Innate behavior that is learned during a critical period early in
life
• Both learning and innate components
One good example is-
Konrad Lorenz as “mother” of the graylag goslings

5. IMPRINTING FOR CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION BIOLOGISTS
HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF
IMPRINTING BY YOUNG
WHOOPING CRANES AS A
MEANS TO TEACH THE BIRDS A
MIGRATION ROUTE. A PILOT
WEARING A CRANE SUIT IN AN
ULTRA LIGHT PLANE ACTS AS A
SURROGATE PARENT

6. Crane handlers
wear special suits to
prevent the cranes
from imprinting on
humans

7. Fixed Action Patterns
 Innate behavior/instinctive
behavior
 A fix action pattern is a series or
sequence of acts that occur
behaviorally in animals. The
sequence is unchangeable and
will be carried out to completion
once started, regardless of
changes in the original stimulus.
 Triggered by a sign stimulus
 Ex: Male sticklebacks exhibit
aggressive territoriality…attack
on red belly stimulus

8. Fixed Action Patterns
•Fixed-Action Pattern: Graylag goose
rolls the egg back to the nest using
side-to-side head motions.
•Sign stimulus: The appearance of an
object near the nest. If the goose loses
the egg during the retrieval process, it
stops the head motion, but continues
the "pulling" motion of retrieval.

9. Fixed-Action Pattern: The
begging behaviour of newly
hatched chicks (raised
heads, open mouths, and
loud cheeps).
Sign stimulus: Parent
landing at the nest.
Fixed Action Patterns

10.  It is found to be same in all members of a species.
 The behavior is performed correctly without prior
experience.
 It is stimulated by a sign stimulus.
 Once started, run to completion with no further input
CHARACTERISTICS OF FAP

11. Innate vs learned behavior
Innate and instinct
behaviors
• Automatic,
developmentally fixed
• Despite different
environments, all
individuals exhibit the
behavior
Learned behaviors
• Modified by
experience
• Variable