agonistic behavior


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agonistic behavior

[¦ag·ə¦nis·tik bi′hāv·yər]
(psychology)
In social animals, fighting and escape behavior common in males during the rutting season.
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Effects of group size on agonistic behaviors of commercially housed growing pigs.
Behaviors and body weight of suckling piglets in different social environments
53% of their total time on agonistic behavior (Table 3).
Behavioral repertoires and interactions between Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and the native bee Lithurgus littoralis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in flowers of Opuntia huajuapensis (Cactaceae) in the Tehuacan desert
This sudden change in agonistic behavior signifies the formation of the dominance relationship, and identifies the newly emerged subordinate and dominant (Herberholz et al.
Effects of different social and environmental conditions on established dominance relationships in crayfish
Additionally, after removal of partitions, the time spent exhibiting agonistic behavior increased (P < 0.
The effects of socializing and environmental enrichments on sow and piglet behavior and performance
Although an incomplete feminization could be responsible for the agonistic behavior observed in the AFM, we cannot rule out the effect on hormonal patterns and therefore on behavior of the interaction of the three components that govern sex in the Nile tilapia: a complex genetic sex determination system with a major determinant locus, some minor genetic factors, as well as the influence of temperature (Baroiller et al.
Atypical feminized male's agonistic behavior relative to males and females of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)/Comportamiento agonistico de machos feminizados atipicos en relacion a machos y hembras de tilapia del Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus L.)
Only the agonistic behavior was different among treatments, with higher rates in the female monosex culture.
Behavioral profile of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in mixed and monosex culture submitted to shelters of different colors/Perfil comportamental de Macrobrachium rosenbergii submetido a abrigos de diferentes coloracoes em cultivos mistos e monosexo
Thus we speculate that the lack of behavioral dominance and overall lower level of agonistic behavior that we observed in the neutral arena may have resulted from the absence of habitat structure cues, i.
Interspecific interactions and habitat use by prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow voles (M. pennsylvanicus)
The finding of only isolated individuals in the wild (occurring tens or even hundreds of meters apart), and the territorial and conspecific agonistic behavior exhibited in captivity (remarkably, even by newly released recruits), suggests that Q.
Ephemeral Sexual Dichromatism in Quinca mirifra (Teleostei, Apogonidae), a Black Apogonid with Solitary Behavior
infernalis are likely the consequence of agonistic behavior among males (Bowker, 1988; Formanowicz et al.
Sexual dimorphism in the alligator lizard Gerrhonotus infernalis (Sauria: Anguidae): implications for sexual selection
Few agonistic behaviors were exhibited toward conspecifics, but interspecific chasing and nipping did occur, albeit it at low levels, in the presence of blackstripe topminnow.
Behavioral interactions between blackstripe topminnow and other native Indiana topminnows
Effects of boar presence on agonistic behavior, shoulder scratches, and stress response of bred sows at mixing.
El efecto de naloxona sobre el comportamiento reproductivo y los niveles plasmaticos de prolactina en cerdas de tercera lactacion
We also demonstrate that in population studies, two species with similar agonistic behavior characteristics (such as the American lobster and blue crab) can behave differently under similar conditions and therefore require species-specific assessments.
An evaluation of the effects of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) behavior on the efficacy of crab pots as a tool for estimating population abundance

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