Possible Dependent Variables - Animals

barotaxis (avoidance, directionality)

chemotaxis (avoidance, directionality)

food preference (avoidance, target)

genetics (inheritable traits, dominance)

gravitaxis (degree of movement, direction of movement)

growth and development (fertilization, embryology, maturation)

habitat selection (avoidance, selection, persistence)

heart rate (rate, consistency, recovery)

length (height, length of limbs)

life stages (time to maturity, time to reproduction)

longevity (lifetime, survivorship)

mass (wet mass, dry mass, estimated mass)

memory & reasoning (trainability, conditioned response, insight)

metabolism (rate of respiration, eating schedule, diet)

metamorphosis (timing of phases, length of phases)

muscle strength (force, duration, speed)

perception (time, perspective, relationship, position)

pH sensitivity (movement, survival)

phototaxis (degree of movement, direction of movement)

population dynamics (growth rate, growth cycles, growth curve, carrying capacity, predation)

regeneration (degree of regeneration, time for regeneration)

reproduction rate (offspring rate, generation time)

respiration (breathing rate, tidal volume)

response to environment (response to touch, light, chemicals, etc.)

social behavior (division of labor, nesting and foraging behaviors, hierarchy)

temperature (core temperature, surface temperature)

thermotaxis (avoidance, temperature sensitivity, directionality)

thigmotaxis (avoidance, directionality)

weight (overall weight, distribution)