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behavior, in biology: see ethology ethology, study of animal behavior based on the systematic observation, recording, and analysis of how animals function, with special attention to physiological, ecological, and evolutionary aspects. ..... Click the link for more information. . behaviorIn object technology, the processing that an object can perform. behaviour (US), behavior Psychol a. the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation b. a specific response of a certain organism to a specific stimulus or group of stimuli How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is the proper role of government to defend the consumer against just such predatory behavior and to make the dream of homeownership something people can afford and enjoy, not something they get haunted by. Predatory behavior probably originated many times and fossil evidence of predation is documented in the oldest skeletal organisms (Bengtson & Zhao 1992), though predation itself is likely to be much older (Bengtson 2002). As a veterinarian, I have learned that there are separate centers in the brain dealing with predatory behavior and with hunger. |
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