[Formation of probabilistic structure of motor behavior in bottlenose dolphins in captivity].
A probabilistic structure of the motor behavior was analyzed in dolphin calves Tursiops truncatus in the prenatal period and adult dolphins in an oceanarium. Ethograms were recorded and subjected to a computer analysis. Ranking probabilities of transitions between behavioral acts revealed a highly determined sequence of operations underlying the newborn dolphins' behavior. The principle of formation of the variation ethologic structures providing a contact between a developing organism and the environment was determined. The results are discussed in terms of the concept of the informational brain-environment interaction.
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D050681:Bottle-Nosed Dolphin / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D011336:Probability; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*