display behavior

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• Display behavior — is the tendency of living things to express actions or formations, it is thought, for competitive advantage. Among animalsAnimals may use display behavior for different purposes including threat, courtship and direct competition for example. An… …   Wikipedia

• Display (zoology) — Many male birds have brightly coloured plumage for display. This feather is from a male Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus. Display is a form of animal behaviour, linked to survival of the species in various ways. One example of display used by some… …   Wikipedia

• Display — Dis*play , n. 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. [1913 Webster] Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. [1913 Webster] He died, as erring… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• display device — Display Dis*play , n. 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. [1913 Webster] Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. [1913 Webster] He died, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• display — displayer, n. /di splay /, v.t. 1. to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign. 2. to reveal; betray: to display fear. 3. to unfold; open out; spread out: to display a sail. 4. to show ostentatiously; flaunt. 5. Print. to give special… …   Universalium

• display — dis•play [[t]dɪˈspleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to show or exhibit; make visible 2) to reveal; betray: to display fear[/ex] 3) to unfold; open out; spread out: to display a sail[/ex] 4) to show ostentatiously; flaunt 5) cmp to show (computer data) on a CRT… …   From formal English to slang

• display — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desplaier, desploier, literally, to unfold more at deploy Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to put or spread before the view < display the flag > b. to make evident < display …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Behavior center, moral — An area of the brain in what is known as the prefrontal cortex. Children who suffer damage before 16 months of age to the prefrontal cortex in the front of the brain tend later to display pathological behavior problems. From such cases, it has… …   Medical dictionary

• Homosexual behavior in animals — For homosexuality in humans, see homosexuality. Homosexual behavior in animals refers to the documented evidence of homosexual and bisexual behavior in non human species. Such behaviors include sex, courtship, affection, pair bonding, and… …   Wikipedia

• Distraction display — Distraction displays, also known as deflection display, diversionary display or paratrepsis,[1] are anti predator behaviours used to attract the attention of an enemy away from an object, typically the nest or young, that is being protected.[2]… …   Wikipedia

• Counterproductive work behavior — (CWB) is employee behavior that goes against the goals of an organization.[1] These behaviors can be intentional or unintentional and result from a wide range of underlying causes and motivations. It has been proposed that a person by environment …   Wikipedia