The tadpole was placed in a peachtree dish with water. The room ranged from 21-23 degree and was fairly dark. The tadpole was very active when the lights were off and remain still or with minimal movement when the lights were on. It immediately interacted to another tadpole when it was together in the same container and were a little more active.
Scan Sampling
Scan
Swimming
Head Bobbing
Collision
Relax
Play
Kissing
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
1
1
8
1
1
9
2
10
2
Continusous Sampling
Time (s)
Swimming
Head Bobbing
Collision
Relax
Play
Kissing
00:00-10:33
1
10:34-37:34
1
37:35-38:36
1
38:37-1:23:06
1
1:23:07-1:24:00
1
1:24:01-3:12:00
1
3:12:01-3:13:08
1
3:13:09-5:00:00
1
Ethogram
Behavior:
Description:
SINGLE
Swimming
Moving its body side to side in forwarding motion
Relax
No body motion, only tail movement
Head bobbing
Body remain still as it takes in water through mouth and move head
GROUP
Kissing
Placing mouths together and remaining still
Playing
Swiming behind each other
Collision
Running into each other and
Questions
Would there be more collisions if there had been more than 2 tadpole present?
Would there be more vertical swimming if the tadpoles were placed in a larger container?
Hypothesis
Tadpoles will collide more often if they are placed in a more crowded environment.
Tadpoles will experience more vertical swimming if there were in a larger container.
Predictions
If tadpoles collide more often, then they must be in a crowded environment.
If tadpoles experience more vertical swimming, then they must be in a larger container.
Interesting results! Did you do your scan sample with a group? How about a hypothesis and a prediction?
Yes, I did this with Heather and the hypothesis and predictions were posted.