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Neurological basis is the reflex arc, which bypasses the brain. Examples include the knee-jerk reflex and the withdrawal reflex when touching something hot.

Controlled by neural networks triggered by specific stimuli (sign stimuli). Examples include mating dances in birds and egg retrieval by geese.

Occurs due to critical or sensitive periods in early development. Examples include duckling following behavior and language acquisition in humans.

A change in activity rate in response to stimuli. Examples include woodlice becoming more active in dry areas and less active in humid areas.

Directed movement towards or away from a stimulus. Examples include moths flying towards light (phototaxis) and fish swimming upstream (rheotaxis).

Controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hypothalamus. Examples include the sleep-wake cycle and hormonal secretion patterns.

Mediated by limbic system structures and related hormones. Examples include birds singing to defend territory and mammals urinating to mark territory.

Includes fight or flight responses, controlled by the amygdala and sympathetic nervous system. Examples are a dog snarling when threatened or a cat fleeing from danger.

Regulated by the hypothalamus and related to survival. Examples include predatory behaviors in carnivores and grazing in herbivores.

Influenced by hormones such as oxytocin and involves the brain's reward system. Examples include nursing in mammals and nest-building in birds.

Hormonally regulated, particularly by sex steroids, and coordinated by the hypothalamus. Examples include courtship rituals and mating.

Involve neural mechanisms for social synchronization. Examples include birds migrating together and fish swimming in schools.

Regulated by the hypothalamus and involves metabolic rate reduction. Examples include bears in winter and frog species in drought conditions.

Linked to genetic and environmental cues, with guidance systems in the brain. Examples include wildebeest seasonal migrations and monarch butterfly migrations.