feeding behaviour

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• feeding behaviour — Any action of an animal directed toward obtaining nutrients. Each species evolves methods of searching for, obtaining, and ingesting food for which it can successfully compete. Some species eat only one type of food, others a variety. Among… …   Universalium

• behaviour — /bi hayv yeuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. behavior. Usage. See or1. * * * (as used in expressions) aggressive behaviour avoidance behaviour behaviour genetics behaviour therapy behaviour modification chaotic behaviour …   Universalium

• behaviour — (US behavior) noun the way in which someone behaves. ↘the way in which an animal or person responds to a situation or stimulus: the feeding behaviour of predators. Origin ME: from behave, on the pattern of demeanour, and influenced by obs.… …   English new terms dictionary

• behaviour therapy — or behaviour modification Application of experimentally derived principles of learning to the treatment of psychological disorders and the control of behaviour. The concept, which has its roots in the work of Edward L. Thorndike, was popularized… …   Universalium

• feeding frenzy — /ˈfidɪŋ frɛnzi/ (say feeding frenzee) noun 1. the frantic and excited behaviour of animals such as sharks, when savagely attacking their prey and apparently oblivious to everything else. 2. Colloquial an excited and undisciplined rush to obtain… …  

• aggressive behaviour — Any action of an animal intended to injure an opponent or prey animal or to cause an opponent to retreat. Aggression may be caused by various stimuli. Within its own group, an animal must display aggressive postures to maintain its position… …   Universalium

• animal behaviour — Introduction       any activity of an intact organism.       A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …   Universalium

• priming behaviour — fish breaking the water surface, gulping air. Often seen prior to feeding behaviour at dusk. See also porpoising …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Social behaviour in animals — Introduction       actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics       Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …   Universalium

• reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… …   Universalium

• human behaviour — Introduction       the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life.       Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… …   Universalium