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APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

Activity that increases the likelihood of satisfying a specific need, as restless searching for food by a hungry predator (distinguished from consummatory behavior).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Comportement de recherche, d'exploration d'un objet ou d'une situation susceptible de satisfaire une tendance, un besoin

CONT

Le comportement d'appétence est en général provoqué par une modification du milieu intérieur de l'individu. [Comprend] les quêtes alimentaires [...] les déplacements migratoires saisonniers [...] la reproduction

Spanish

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