one half hatched with mother in natural environment
other half hatched in an incubator where the first moving object was Lorenz
What were the findings from Lorenz's research?
Incubator group followed Lorenz everywhere
Control group (hatched in presence of mother) followed her
When the two groups were mixed the control group continued to follow the mother and the experimental group followed Lorenz
when does an animal need to imprint?
Within the criticalperiod, if not exposed to moving object in this time then it wont imprint. Usually within its first 2 days
What is Imprinting?
Bird species that are mobile from birth attach to and follow the first movingobject they see
What were the long lasting effects of Lorenz’s study?
The process is irreversible and long lasting, one of the geese used to sleep on his bed every night
Early imprinting had effect on matepreferences, choose same kind of object on which they imprinted
What is sexual imprinting?
A process in which an animal forms a preference for a specific type of mate based on early experiences or exposure during a criticalperiod of development.
