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ANIMAL ECOLOGY [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- behavioural ecology
1, record 1, English, behavioural%20ecology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Behavioural ecology is an evolutionary approach to the study of animal behaviour; the rationale being that behaviour evolves through natural selection to increase fitness within given ecological, social and historical constraints. 2, record 1, English, - behavioural%20ecology
Record 1, Key term(s)
- behavioral ecology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écologie comportementale
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cologie%20comportementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écoéthologie 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9co%C3%A9thologie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étude scientifique du comportement animal, principalement en milieu naturel, notamment dans une perspective évolutionniste. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cologie%20comportementale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- éco-éthologie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ecología del comportamiento
1, record 1, Spanish, ecolog%C3%ADa%20del%20comportamiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ecología comportamental 2, record 1, Spanish, ecolog%C3%ADa%20comportamental
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ecología del comportamiento es el estudio del comportamiento animal desde un punto de vista evolutivo, es decir, cómo las estrategias comportamentales adoptadas por los animales constituyen adaptaciones a su ambiente particular, o lo que es lo mismo, cómo la conducta afecta, influye o determina la aptitud de los animales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ecolog%C3%ADa%20del%20comportamiento
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-02-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Zoology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- animal ecology
1, record 2, English, animal%20ecology
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The study of the [interactions] between animals and their environment ... 2, record 2, English, - animal%20ecology
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
animal ecology : term extracted from the "Glossaire de l'agriculture" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 2, English, - animal%20ecology
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ecology of animals
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Zoologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écologie animale
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9cologie%20animale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
écologie animale : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'agriculture» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9cologie%20animale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Zoología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ecología animal
1, record 2, Spanish, ecolog%C3%ADa%20animal
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] estudio de la relación entre animales y el [medio] ambiente que los circunda. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ecolog%C3%ADa%20animal
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-06-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- acoustic habitat
1, record 3, English, acoustic%20habitat
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A growing number of studies are documenting acoustic habitats and their influences on animal development, behaviour, physiology and spatial ecology, which has led to increasing demand for passive acoustic monitoring(PAM) expertise in the life sciences. 1, record 3, English, - acoustic%20habitat
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- habitat acoustique
1, record 3, French, habitat%20acoustique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'était la première fois qu'on prouvait l'influence négative du trafic maritime sur les baleines. C'est grave, parce que les baleines ont perdu 70 % de leur habitat acoustique depuis 50 ans à cause des navires et [et du fait] que l'exploration sismique liée à l'implantation d'éoliennes et à l'exploration gazière porte 100 fois plus loin. 1, record 3, French, - habitat%20acoustique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-03-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
- Ecology (General)
- Epidemiology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mark and recapture
1, record 4, English, mark%20and%20recapture
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- capture-recapture 2, record 4, English, capture%2Drecapture
correct
- capture-mark-recapture 1, record 4, English, capture%2Dmark%2Drecapture
correct
- mark-release-recapture 1, record 4, English, mark%2Drelease%2Drecapture
correct
- capture-tag-recapture 3, record 4, English, capture%2Dtag%2Drecapture
correct
- CTR 3, record 4, English, CTR
correct
- CTR 3, record 4, English, CTR
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mark and recapture is a method commonly used in ecology to estimate an animal population's size. A portion of the population is captured, marked, and released. Later, another portion is captured and the number of marked individuals within the sample is counted. Since the number of marked individuals within the second sample should be proportional to the number of marked individuals in the whole population, an estimate of the total population size can be obtained by dividing the number of marked individuals by the proportion of marked individuals in the second sample. The method is most useful when it is not practical to count all the individuals in the population. 1, record 4, English, - mark%20and%20recapture
Record 4, Key term(s)
- mark recapture
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Épidémiologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- marquage-recapture
1, record 4, French, marquage%2Drecapture
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- capture-recapture 2, record 4, French, capture%2Drecapture
correct, feminine noun
- capture-marquage-recapture 1, record 4, French, capture%2Dmarquage%2Drecapture
correct, feminine noun
- CMR 1, record 4, French, CMR
correct, feminine noun
- CMR 1, record 4, French, CMR
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La locution «capture-marquage-recapture» ou «CMR» désigne une méthode d'inférence statistique couramment utilisée en écologie pour estimer la taille d'une population animale. [...] Une partie de la population que l'on veut représentative est capturée, marquée et relâchée. Ultérieurement, une autre partie est capturée et le nombre d'individus marqués dans l'échantillon est compté. Le nombre d'individus marqués dans le second échantillon étant proportionnel au nombre d'individus marqués dans la population totale, une estimation de la taille de la population totale peut être obtenue en divisant le nombre d'individus marqués par la proportion d'individus marqués dans le second échantillon. 2, record 4, French, - marquage%2Drecapture
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-10-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- animal biology
1, record 5, English, animal%20biology
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zoology is the branch of natural science that deals with the integrative study of animal biology. It is concerned with every level of biological organization from the gene to the biosphere, and with the structure, physiology, behavior, genetics, development, distribution, ecology and evolution of animals in all taxonomic groups. 2, record 5, English, - animal%20biology
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
animal biology: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 5, English, - animal%20biology
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- biologie animale
1, record 5, French, biologie%20animale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La biologie animale regroupe la zoologie (science qui traite des animaux) et l'éthologie (étude du comportement animal) [...] 2, record 5, French, - biologie%20animale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biologie animale : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 5, French, - biologie%20animale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-08-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Animal Science
- Animal Husbandry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- animal identification
1, record 6, English, animal%20identification
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Improvements in food safety... reliable and uniform animal identification system. Public health would benefit from the development of such a system because this would permit accountability for and prevention of food safety hazards, including residues and harmful pathogens.... the public would benefit because data collection and long-term research studies are currently hampered by the lack of animal identification. Understanding of the ecology of food-borne pathogens in the production and handling period before slaughter needs to be improved. Animal identification will permit packers and consumers to reward producers for using food safety-related production practices... 2, record 6, English, - animal%20identification
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Zootechnie
- Élevage des animaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- identification des animaux
1, record 6, French, identification%20des%20animaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste, soit par le relevé des signes distinctifs (signalement), soit par l'apposition d'une marque particulière (marquage) à identifier un animal au sein d'un effectif. 1, record 6, French, - identification%20des%20animaux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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