Applications:

• Migratory behaviour in blackcaps as an example of the genetic basis of behaviour and its change by natural selection
• Blood sharing in vampire bats as an example of the development of altruistic behaviour by natural selection
• Foraging behaviour in shore crabs as an example of increasing chances of survival by optimal prey choice
• Breeding strategies in coho salmon populations as an example of behaviour affecting chances of survival and reproduction
• Courtship in birds of paradise as an example of mate selection
• Synchronised oestrus in female lions in a pride as an example of innate behaviour that increases the chances of survival and reproduction of offspring
• Feeding on cream from milk bottles in blue tits as an example of the development and loss of learned behaviour