Effect of chronic social stress on delta-opioid receptor function in the rat. (1/134)

Previous studies have shown that stressors modify endogenous opioid systems. However, the consequences of social stress on the function of endogenous opioid systems is not well documented. The present studies investigated the effect of rank and housing condition on response to SNC-80, a delta receptor agonist. Triad-housed rats were assessed for dominance status by their behavior and alteration in body weights. At 3 and 50 days, triad- and individually housed rats were injected with SNC-80 (35 mg/kg i.p.) or saline, and evaluated using a test battery consisting of open field behaviors, rectal temperature, analgesia, and air-puff-induced ultrasonic vocalizations. After 50 days of housing, plasma corticosterone, adrenal catecholamines, and the density of cyclic[D-penicillamine2-D-penicillamine2]enkephalin-stimu lat ed guanylyl 5'-[gamma[35S]thio]-triphosphate binding in the prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, nucleus accumbens, thalamus, arcuate, and median eminence were also determined. The first 24 h of triad housing resulted in loss of body weight in subdominant (betas and gammas) but not dominant alpha rats. SCN-80-induced hypothermia was smaller, and there was no depression of headpoke and locomotor behavior in the periphery and the center of the field of alpha rats, in contrast to subdominant and singly housed rats. Rank status did not influence SNC-80's analgesic effect or its inhibition of air-puff-induced ultrasonic vocalizations. Plasma corticosterone levels of alphas and gammas were lower compared with betas and singly housed rats. Agonist stimulation of delta receptor guanylyl 5'-[gamma[35S]thio]-triphosphate binding was lateralized in prefrontal cortex and amygdala, but not nucleus accumbens. Binding was highest in all brain areas of singly housed rats and lowest in the thalamus of beta and of gamma rats. Lateralized binding in amygdala, high locomotor activity, and sensory sensitivity correlated positively with greater sensitivity to SNC-80-induced depression in these measures. Higher binding in the right amygdala correlated with higher plasma corticosterone levels. These findings indicate that dominant rats displayed stimulant rather than depressant responses to delta-opioid activation. Therefore in rodents rank-related stress can alter responsiveness of the endogenous opioid system, and dominance can increase the excitatory effects of delta agonists.  (+info)

Agonistic behaviour and biogenic amines in shore crabs Carcinus maenas. (2/134)

To investigate the role of certain neurohormones in agonistic behaviour, fights were staged between pairs of size-matched male shore crabs Carcinus maenas, and blood samples were taken immediately after the contests had been resolved. Samples were also taken from these crabs at rest (before and after fighting) and after walking on a treadmill. A control group of crabs also had samples taken on each experimental day. Concentrations of tyramine, dopamine, octopamine, serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine were determined in each blood sample using a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system. Norepinephrine was not detectable in any of the samples, but the standards were recovered. Tyramine values were not significantly different between the control group and the fought group, so tyramine does not appear to be important in agonistic behaviour. A comparison between the control and fought groups shows that fighting had an effect on the concentrations of octopamine, dopamine and 5-HT, but exercise only had an effect on octopamine levels, which showed a reduction from resting values in both winners and losers. Resting and post-fight concentrations of octopamine, dopamine and 5-HT were higher in winners than in losers. 5-HT concentration increased in the blood of fought crabs from resting values, whereas dopamine concentration decreased. In winners, octopamine concentrations decreased from resting values, but in losers octopamine levels increased from resting concentrations. The escalatory behaviour or intensity of fighting performed by winners and losers was related to dopamine levels but not to those of octopamine or 5-HT. Therefore, there appears to be a link between relative concentrations of these three amines (dopamine, octopamine and 5-HT) and fighting ability; the effects are not simply a result of activity. The better competitors have higher concentrations of these three amines at rest and after fighting.  (+info)

Antagonism and accommodation: interpreting the relationship between public health and medicine in the United States during the 20th century. (3/134)

Throughout the course of the 20th century, many observers have noted important tensions and antipathies between public health and medicine. At the same time, reformers have often called for better engagement and collaboration between the 2 fields. This article examines the history of the relationship between medicine and public health to examine how they developed as separate and often conflicting professions. The historical character of this relationship can be understood only in the context of institutional developments in professional education, the rise of the biomedical model of disease, and the epidemiologic transition from infectious disease to the predominance of systemic chronic diseases. Many problems in the contemporary burden of disease pose opportunities for effective collaborations between population-based and clinical interventions. A stronger alliance between public health and medicine through accommodation to a reductionist biomedicine, however, threatens to subvert public health's historical commitment to understanding and addressing the social roots of disease.  (+info)

Clinical trial of a feline pheromone analogue for feline urine marking. (4/134)

Thirty-six cases of feline urine marking problem were collected through the cooperation of veterinary practitioners in the Kanto, Chubu, and Kansai areas in Japan, for an assessment of the clinical effect of treatment with a synthetic analogue of a feline cheek gland pheromone-like product. The mean frequency of urine marking was 14.2 times/week (median, 10; range, 1-77) at pre-treatment week (preW), and decreased significantly from the first week of treatment, dropping to 4.2 times/week (median, 2; range, 0-44) at the fourth week of treatment. This effect continued until the fourth week after cessation of treatment. These 36 cases were divided into 3 groups based on the effectiveness of treatment as demonstrated in the fourth week of treatment; 37% was categorized as the totally eliminated group (urine marking was not seen), 40% as the reduced group (the frequency of urine marking was equal to or less than 50% that of the preW), and 23% as the unchanged group (the frequency of urine marking was more than 50% that of the preW). Effectiveness of treatment in these groups was 38%, 24%, and 38% at the fourth week after the cessation of treatment, respectively. The decreasing rate of urine marking was compared between cats with and without intercat aggression, and it was revealed that the frequency of marking was sustained at high level in cats with intercat aggression. These results suggest that this pheromone treatment is as effective in Japan as has been reported in other countries for solving feline urine marking problems.  (+info)

Bullying behaviors among US youth: prevalence and association with psychosocial adjustment. (5/134)

CONTEXT: Although violence among US youth is a current major concern, bullying is infrequently addressed and no national data on the prevalence of bullying are available. OBJECTIVES: To measure the prevalence of bullying behaviors among US youth and to determine the association of bullying and being bullied with indicators of psychosocial adjustment, including problem behavior, school adjustment, social/emotional adjustment, and parenting. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Analysis of data from a representative sample of 15 686 students in grades 6 through 10 in public and private schools throughout the United States who completed the World Health Organization's Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey during the spring of 1998. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Self-report of involvement in bullying and being bullied by others. RESULTS: A total of 29.9% of the sample reported moderate or frequent involvement in bullying, as a bully (13.0%), one who was bullied (10.6%), or both (6.3%). Males were more likely than females to be both perpetrators and targets of bullying. The frequency of bullying was higher among 6th- through 8th-grade students than among 9th- and 10th-grade students. Perpetrating and experiencing bullying were associated with poorer psychosocial adjustment (P<.001); however, different patterns of association occurred among bullies, those bullied, and those who both bullied others and were bullied themselves. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of bullying among US youth is substantial. Given the concurrent behavioral and emotional difficulties associated with bullying, as well as the potential long-term negative outcomes for these youth, the issue of bullying merits serious attention, both for future research and preventive intervention.  (+info)

Anti-bullying interventions at school: aspects of programme adaptation and critical issues for further programme development. (6/134)

Recently, a growing interest in problems at school of peer aggression and victimization was observed. As a result, intervention strategies appropriate for this kind of problem were required. The Norwegian anti-bullying intervention that was developed and evaluated by Olweus (1992) in the region of Bergen was considered to be a good model for other countries to implement interventions against peer aggression within the school environment. It was therefore adapted to the educational settings of other countries. This paper aims to discuss the adaptation processes of the Bergen anti-bullying programme and to give guidelines to advance further programme development. For this, the DFE Sheffield Bullying Project (Smith and Sharp, 1994), the Anti-bullying Intervention in Toronto schools (Pepler et al., 1994) and the Flemish anti-bullying project (Stevens and Van Oost, 1994) were considered in the analyses. Discussion of the adaptation processes of the Bergen model programme revealed that the adapted interventions largely succeeded in incorporating the core components of the Bergen model programme, taking into account the characteristics of the implementation environment. This suggests that for bully/victim interventions, the dilemma of programme fidelity and programme adaptation could be solved adequately. However, from a health promotion perspective, some critical issues for programme improvement were observed. Three suggestions for change were made, indicating that anti-bullying actions at schools may benefit from: (i) a clear overview of the learning objectives, specified per target population; (ii) more attention to parental involvement and family interventions; and (iii) additional information about the adoption processes of the anti-bullying interventions within schools.  (+info)

The evolution of bourgeois, parasitic, and cooperative reproductive behaviors in fishes. (7/134)

Among vertebrate classes, fishes exhibit by far the greatest variability in competitive and cooperative behaviors in male reproduction. Scramble competition between reproductive males is one possibility. Another possibility occurs when resources, mates, or locations can be monopolized, in which case males may invest in primary access to fertilizations by adopting a "bourgeois" strategy, or they may employ alternative mating tactics to evade the reproductive monopoly of other males. Adaptations in morphology, physiology, and behavior to bourgeois and alternative phenotypes are highly divergent. Here I review the functional characteristics that differ between bourgeois and parasitic phenotypes, and discuss the variability of alternative reproductive tactics at the levels of plasticity, determination, and selection. Examples will illustrate the importance of ecology, and will suggest that variation in reproductive tactics is largely adaptive. Behavioral solutions to competition for mates and fertilizations often involve agonistic behavior and conflict, but also cooperation among competitors (e.g., when subordinate males pay a price to bourgeois males for gaining access to fertilizable eggs). Application of molecular genetic tools has helped to uncover intricate sexual and social relationships in various fish species, including species that display some of the most complex reproductive and social patterns known among the vertebrates.  (+info)

Competition for space among sessile marine invertebrates: changes in HSP70 expression in two Pacific cnidarians. (8/134)

The role of stress proteins-either constitutive (HSC) or inducible (HSP)-of the HSP70 family in intra- and interspecific competition for space was examined in two sessile Pacific cnidarians. Anthopleura elegantissima, an intertidal anemone, and Corynactis californica, a subtidal corallimorpharian, express HSP70 in the absence of apparent physical stress. HSP70 protein expression is concentrated in the tentacles of A. elegantissima when the animal is exposed to contact with other benthic organisms. Under the same conditions, however, HSP concentrations are similar in the body and tentacles of C. californica. When two different clones of A. elegantissima interact in the field, the outside polyps (warriors) express more HSP70 than the inside ones (2.4 versus 0.6 ng HSP70/microg Protein). When different C. californica clones interact, HSP70 expression in the outside and inside polyps is similar (1.5 versus 1.8 ng HSP70/microg P) and is fairly constant in the corallimorpharian in the different interspecific encounters. HSP70 expression is related to the different kinds of aggression encountered by both cnidarians. HSP70 expression may be involved in the recovery of tissues damaged by the allelochemical, cytotoxical, or corrosive substances produced by different enemies. C. californica clones appear prepared for war, as evidenced by the high constant expression of HSP70 in the polyps. A. elegantissima exhibits differential HSP70 expression depending on the identity of each neighboring intra- or interspecific sessile competitor. We propose that stress proteins can be used to quantify space competition or aggression among sessile marine invertebrates.  (+info)

Browsing by Subject Agonistic behavior in animalsBrowsing by Subject "Agonistic behavior in animals"
In male golden hamsters, puberty is marked by dramatic changes in agonistic behavior. Attack frequency gradually decreases as agonistic behavior evolves from play fighting to adult aggression. Attack types change as targets ...
IDEALS @ Illinois: Agonistic Behavior of the Big Clawed Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus Heterochaelis, Say) With Special Reference to...IDEALS @ Illinois: Agonistic Behavior of the Big Clawed Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus Heterochaelis, Say) With Special Reference to...
Agonistic Behavior of the Big Clawed Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus Heterochaelis, Say) With Special Reference to Aggressive and Sexual Behavior (Part I) and Communicative Behavior (Part II ...
Long term reduction of male agonistic behavior in mice following early by J Yanai and B E. Ginsburg"Long term reduction of male agonistic behavior in mice following early" by J Yanai and B E. Ginsburg
Yanai, J and Ginsburg, B E., "Long term reduction of male agonistic behavior in mice following early exposure to ethanol." (1977). Subject Strain Bibliography 1977. 2397 ...
Fuentes M, Otal J, Hevia ML, et al. Effect of olfactory stimulation during suckling on agonistic behavior in weaned pigs. J...Fuentes M, Otal J, Hevia ML, et al. Effect of olfactory stimulation during suckling on agonistic behavior in weaned pigs. J...
Discussion. At 4 days of age, Banana group piglets did not show an immediate preference for the scented arm of the V-maze, but later recognized and were attracted to the scent, as the total time spent in this arm was higher than that spent in the nonscented arm, in agreement with the work of authors such as Morrow-Tesch and McGlone.21 These investigators found that piglets showed greater preference for an odor they contacted at an early age and were able to identify it during the first few hours after birth. Furthermore, our results suggest that as the piglets matured, the bond between Banana group individuals and the banana odor strengthened. This conclusion is based on the preference of a greater number of Banana group piglets to enter the scented arm first and their significantly lower frequency for changing arms. Furthermore, Banana group piglets spent more time in the scented arm than did Control group piglets. The V-maze test at 21 days of age shows that the Banana group piglets, which had ...
Psicothema - TIME COURSE OF THE EFFECTS OF HALOPERIDOL ON AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR IN MALE MICEPsicothema - TIME COURSE OF THE EFFECTS OF HALOPERIDOL ON AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR IN MALE MICE
In a previous study (Navarro, Miñarro and Simón, 1993) it was observed that 24 hours after administration of haloperidol, this drug still showed antiaggressive effects while immobility effects disappeared. Likewise, other studies have shown prolonged behavioural effects after one moderate dose of the drug (Cohen, Babb, Campbell and Baldessarini, 1988). Typically quoted halflives for neuroleptics, including haloperidol, are approximately 24 hours or less (Baldessarini, 1990); however, there is suggestive evidence that elimination of haloperidol slows with time after dosing (Hubbard, Ganes and Midha, 1987) and that the near terminal elimination half-life may be measured in days rather than hours (Cohen et al, 1988). Recently, Cohen, Tsuneizumi, Baldessarini, Campbell and Babb (1992) have determined the persistence of haloperidol (1 mg/kg ip) in rat plasma and brain tissue, using high pressure liquid cromatography. In this study, the authors found that plasma levels of the drug were not ...
Inversion of initial dominance relationships following the interchange of roles of resident and intruder within pairs of male...Inversion of initial dominance relationships following the interchange of roles of resident and intruder within pairs of male...
This experiment consisted of 75 different pairs composed of two male adults Xiphophorus helleri meeting each other twice. On the first occasion, one of the fish was familiarized with the meeting place for 3h (resident) while its opponent was familiarized with another aquarium (intruder). Upon dominance of one individual over the other, the pair members were separated and returned to their respective home groups for 168 hours (7 days). After this period of separation, the same pair members were reunited and met while roles had been reversed: the initial resident became the intruder, and the initial intruder was given prior-residency. Individuals in the initial resident role defeated the initial intruder in a significant majority of cases (76%). On their second meeting, the newly established dominance relationship was noted in favour of the new resident in a significant majority of cases (82%), and in a reversed direction as compared to the initially established dominance order. This shows that ...
How Prestige Ru[i]ns Our World, Part 1 - Consequential -ismsHow Prestige Ru[i]ns Our World, Part 1 - Consequential -isms
From Agonistic Behavior to Dominance Hierarchy: An Evolutionary Parable. Picture a wild animal of your morphological choosing. Its solitary and highly territorial. Outside the mating season most of its encounters with conspecifics take the form of agonistic clashes over resources. It has consequently evolved some fairly simple neurocognitive machinery for dealing effectively in these encounters. What it does, briefly put, is first assess the size of any competing conspecific relative to itself and then do one of two things: If the conspecific is clearly bigger, the animal flees; if it is roughly the same size or smaller, the animal attacks and attempts to drive it off.. Now, suppose the habitat of this animal shrinks dramatically, squeezing the entire population into a very limited (but still survivable) space and greatly increasing the encounter rate between individuals. This solitary species, in other words, is forced into a kind of impromptu sociality. Now, under these new conditions a ...
Competition Between Native and Exotic Daphnia by Jennifer Lynne Cacka"Competition Between Native and Exotic Daphnia" by Jennifer Lynne Cacka
Parasites can influence traits related to the fitness of the host, including host behavior. I studied the behavior of the Ozark zigzag salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius), that was naturally infected with the larval stage of an ectoparasitic mite (Hannemania eltoni) to determine if parasitism was associated with altered behavioral patterns. Experiments were designed to answer three specific questions: (1) Can level of parasitism be detected via chemical cues by conspecifics? (2) Does level of parasitism influence agonistic behavior of males in male-male interactions? and (3) Is parasitism associated with altered foraging behavior of females? In experiment 1, males and females were tested in separate two-choice experiments in the following test conditions: (a) fecal pellet of male with low parasite load versus fecal pellet of male with high parasite load, (b) fecal pellet of male with low parasite load versus control (chemical blank) pellet, and (c) fecal pellet of male with high parasite load versus
Fear Aggression By Dogs Directed Toward People - PetPlaceFear Aggression By Dogs Directed Toward People - PetPlace
Environmental factors. Lack of socialization or unfortunate experiences with strangers during the "sensitive" period of development (3 to 12 weeks of age) sets the stage for fear aggression. Relative isolation from strangers leads to a global mistrust and suspicion of unfamiliar persons, whereas adverse experiences produce more targeted response. Men and children are most likely to be the subjects of dogs fearfulness with respect to of people, probably because of their greater propensity for agonistic behavior toward animals. Although the early period of life provides the most rapid and indelible form of learning, extremely distressing incidents later in life can also result in permanent learning of the regrettable type. In their wisdom, dogs sometimes generalize their learning to include all men or all children, though fearful learning can be as specific as being associated with only men wearing tall hats or men with white beards. A pup that is destined to become fear-aggressive is usually ...
RE: Bone-eating (was RE: T.rex was a chicken)RE: Bone-eating (was RE: T.rex was a 'chicken')
Bone cracking capabilities also independently developed in two lineages of late Cenozoic Canidiae in North America (hesperocyonines and borophagines). Interestingly, both lineages also exhibit a zigzag pattern of crystalline fibers in the enamel which increased the enamels strength. I wonder if any theropods had such an enamel pattern? Cheers, Guy Leahy ---------------------------------------- , Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:11:54 -0700 , From: [email protected] , To: [email protected] , CC: [email protected]; [email protected] , Subject: Bone-eating (was RE: T.rex was a chicken) , , , , Jaime Headden wrote: , , ,, We assume that carnivores are in fact biting herbivores; ,, this is a given. Bite marks on other bones show this to be ,, the case (as in *Sinraptor* agonistic behavior, a ,, *Triceratops* ilium and sacrum with tooth gouges and holes, ,, etc. What we do not assume here is the particularly ,, intentional habit of taking whole, defleshed bone and ,, processing it orally for the purpose of ...
Profanitys roots in brain chemistry? Damn rightProfanity's roots in brain chemistry? Damn right
When Benjamin Bergen was working on his new book about profanity, the reaction he would most often get was bafflement. Why would he want to write about vulgarity, profanity and cussin? His answer, as a cognitive scientist, is that expletives are more than just vulgar expressions we let slip when we stub a toe or a…. .repubhubembed{display:none;}. ...
Psicothema - ETHOLOGICALLY-DETERMINED RESPONSES OF MALE MICE IN NEW DYADIC ENCOUNTERS REFLECT THEIR PREVIOUS SOCIAL STATUSPsicothema - ETHOLOGICALLY-DETERMINED RESPONSES OF MALE MICE IN NEW DYADIC ENCOUNTERS REFLECT THEIR PREVIOUS SOCIAL STATUS
Numerous forms of behaviour have been described as aggression , varying in terms of the situations in which they occur, their presumed functions and underlaying physiologies (Moyer, 1968, Brain, 1981). Because attack and defensive/submissive behaviours are intimately related, many scientists prefer to use the term agonistic behaviour to encompass the entire continuum involved in conflict. The agonistic interaction that has been most studied is that of intraspecific aggression between males. Such behaviour is ritualized , in that it seems to involve injury-limiting strategies, and its function seems to be the increasing of the possibility of gaining access to a resource (a mate, territory or social status), closely concerned with reproduction.. The concept of dominance where one animal takes precedence over another is intimately associated with the above type of aggression. Much controversy surrounds the dominance-subordination relationship, although a consensus holds that it is a relationship ...
ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM COMING TO BOCA SCHOOLS - Sun SentinelANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM COMING TO BOCA SCHOOLS - Sun Sentinel
With its folk songs, videos and Ridicule-Free Zones in classrooms, a new anti-bullying program will attempt to re-create a 1960s-style era of peace and love in some Boca Raton schools next year.
Anti-bullying hotline proposed | WQAD.comAnti-bullying hotline proposed | WQAD.com
Following the suicide of a 14-year-old Iowa student who was bullied, two state lawmakers want to set up an anti-bullying hotline....
The dangers of profanity - Atheist NexusThe dangers of profanity - Atheist Nexus
Since I was quite apalled by the AN staff to enforce profanity on groups and such, I would just like to arise the question why swearing is bad at all, and why…
The Peoples Victory (Paperback) | Quail Ridge BooksThe People's Victory (Paperback) | Quail Ridge Books
b,,i,The Peoples Victory,/i,,/b, is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world." - Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California,br,,br,In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create one of the most miraculous political victories in modern American history. Opponents attacked the issue of marriage equality as amoral and a direct threat to families. Allies warned that it was a generation away from being practicable and a selfish drain of precious political capital. ,br,,br,A stirring oral history told by those who almost inexplicably found themselves fighting on the front lines,,b, ,i,The Peoples Victory,/i,,/b, recounts the successes - and the setbacks - that only served to strengthen everyones resolve to resist, fight, and bring equal marriage rights to an entire nation. Through it all, these love warriors found their voice and home in Marriage Equality USA, the nations oldest ...
Angela & Mikes Victory - My Cancer Journey: Victory Dance!Angela & Mike's Victory - My Cancer Journey: Victory Dance!
I laughed out loud at Blairs comments about choreographing my victory dance because I was just thinking about how close I am to doing a victory dance when I happened to log on and read his comment. Im not sure if I should try to do a back flip in the NIH parking lot, especially since Ive never really been coordinated enough before chemo to attempt a back flip. I could do some sort of end zone dance and spike a football as I run laps around my car in front of the building. Do I scream "WOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" as I leave the building or save that for after my CT/PET scan results on August 16th? I feel like celebrating at least this first part because I wont need chemo (hopefully) ever again and Im excited. I know I may have a hospital visit next week to look "forward to," but at least the chemo part is DONE! No more chemo coladas for me and hopefully Priscilla is nothing but a tiny nit and nothing to worry about any more ...
Victory Crossroads Sector 143 B Noida Expressway: 9910790869 |authorSTREAMVictory Crossroads Sector 143 B Noida Expressway: 9910790869 |authorSTREAM
Victory Infratech has launched an ambitious residential project in the city of Noida titled Victory Crossroads. Victory Crossroads is located at sector 143 B Noida Ex..
Pride Victory 9.2 3-Wheel - Pride 3-Wheel Full Size ScootersPride Victory 9.2 3-Wheel - Pride 3-Wheel Full Size Scooters
The newly re-designed Victory 9.2! The latest updates to the ever-popular Victory line from Pride are here! Pride has re-designed the Victory to accentuate its already great style with some...
How Historic a Victory? | by Michael Tomasky | The New York Review of BooksHow Historic a Victory? | by Michael Tomasky | The New York Review of Books
What was the scope of Barack Obamas victory? His 365 electoral votes (the number so far-Missouri remains too close to call) represent a formidable tally, more than double John McCains 162. True, Obamas electoral-vote total as of this writing is smaller than Bill Clintons in either 1992 (370) or 1996 (379). But it is worth remembering that because of Ross Perots third-party candidacies in those years, Clinton did not receive 50 percent of the popular vote in either race-he won 43 percent in 1992 and precisely 49.24 percent four years later, whereas Obama took about 52.6 percent, beating McCain by 6.5 percent. Jimmy Carter won just 297 electoral votes in 1976 and defeated Gerald Ford by only 1.7 million votes out of 80 million cast.1. When measuring victory by some combination of electoral and popular votes, then, one must go back to 1964, when Lyndon Johnson won 61 percent of the popular vote and 486 electoral votes to Barry Goldwaters 52, to find a more impressive Democratic win. Obama ...
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November 18-22 has been designated Anti-Bullying Week in Ontario. While we focus on anti-bullying education throughout the year, this week helps us to really focus our attention on this important issue. Bullying comes in many forms; we want to help our students understand what bullying is and some support strategies to get through difficult times. Above all else, when we see that we ... Continue reading "Nov. 18-22: Anti-Bullying Week at SGG!". ...
Walmart banned alcohol and swearing from Jets offices and it was a big mistake | Hacker NewsWalmart banned alcohol and swearing from Jet's offices and it was a big mistake | Hacker News
I have no strong opinion about the alcohol rule. Personally, I dont drink at work (or work functions) as I have seen the deleterious effects of same. Feels like a liability issue as well.. Im also super-supportive of a harassment policy that prohibits language that is used to harass, be it profanity or not. (case in point, many people dont consider the R word to be an official profanity, but I will object to its casual use every time, as it is pretty terrible).. All that said, I swear in general, because profanity is really interesting. I moderate my language around people who object to it, sure. But I also do things like use words that sound dirty but are not in fact official profanities, or perhaps are marginal. Referring to someone as a turd hurler, for example, skirts the line. I find it an interesting challenge to develop insults that can be applied to a specific person without pulling in old racist / imperialistic / patriarchal (&c.) tropes.. Further, actual semiotic disruption is ...
India cruise to victory - TelegraphIndia cruise to victory - Telegraph
They must now hope for a comprehensive victory over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Tuesday and that England lose by a big margin to Australia tomorrow for them to qualify on net run rate.. Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh sealed the victory with a magnificent partnership of 99 off 114 balls when Tendulkar departed just short of what would have been his 35th one-day century.. Singh scored an exceptional half-century off just 53 balls with six fours, while Dravid hit the winning boundary to finish with 44 not out.. Tendulkar carved his way past 12,000 runs in his innings and recorded his 60th half century in quick time, falling just short of what would have been the third quickest century in World Cup history.. Tendulkar took on the Pakistani bowling from the beginning, putting on a 50 partnership with Virender Sehwag in just five overs before Pakistan captain Waqar Younis struck twice in as many balls to give his side a glimmer of hope.. Sehwag was on 21 off just 14 balls before he hit one off Waqar on the ...
Goodbye Harper! Canada Celebrates New PM Trudeaus Overwhelming Victory - With Analysis and Predictions | Futurist TrendcastGoodbye Harper! Canada Celebrates New PM Trudeau's Overwhelming Victory - With Analysis and Predictions | Futurist Trendcast
Goodbye Harper! Canada Celebrates New PM Trudeaus Overwhelming Victory With Analysis and Predictions! Because Canada is so tightly connected to the US and because this victory by the opponent of the pro-US neocon Harper is so symptomatic of the Earth Shift we are experiencing, this is important for all to read! Liberal Justin Trudeau has received…
Cruisin with Cricket: Celebrating 1000 Post & Aggies VictoryCruisin' with Cricket: Celebrating 1000 Post & Aggies Victory
The only thing that would have made this victory sweeter is if we could of all been there cheering, together! Victories in football for our Utah State Aggies are so sweet and very much appreciated. Tonight they defeated BYU at home. Its been a long time since this has happened ... 1993. Go Aggies. Love my school. Thanks, Natalie for the picture ...
Reproductive success in social networks | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological SciencesReproductive success in social networks | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences
We identified strong connections between L. dalli social network structure and multiple aspects of reproduction, including male RS. Overall, fewer eggs hatched in high-density social networks (figure 1a), similar to our previous study [36]. We demonstrated that a specific pattern of agonistic interaction was responsible: males were more successful in social networks with low agonistic reciprocity (figure 1b,c). Across species, hierarchies are defined by asymmetrical agonism, directed from dominant to subordinate [17]. Although L. dalli hierarchies were linear, the variation we observed in reciprocity indicates that subordinates can and do displace dominants, an action that reduced, or was reduced by, fitness. Reciprocity was negatively related to HS (figure 1c), specifically, and factor analysis identified a central role for agonism directed at beta females by alpha and gamma females (figure 3a,b). Using different analytical methods, we previously identified a role for these females, suggesting ...
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I know it is not polite to brag. However, when you have a special needs child, bragging tends to come with the territory. Especially when your childs prognosis for neurological status and mental capacity are unknown. Marissa has Agenisis of the Corpus Callosum. This means that the piece of her brain that connects the left and right hemispheres and allows them to communicate is missing some parts. At this time in her life, no one can tell us what, if any, effect this diagnosis will have on her future and her ability to learn. It is a wait and see kind of game. It is cause for celebration your special needs child reaches a milestone or accomplishes something you as a parent were not sure they would. Therefore, I choose not to call it bragging. I call it a victory dance. So join me in a little victory dance for Marissa, wont you?. ...
Review. The cultural intelligence hypothesis | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesReview. The cultural intelligence hypothesis | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Social learning can be defined as learning influenced by observation of, or interaction with, another animal [30]. It thus encompasses two rather different processes. Learning through social interaction, including social play and agonistic interactions, generally involves the acquisition of social skills. Learning via social information is essential for the acquisition of non-social skills, although it may also be used in the acquisition of social skills (e.g. through eavesdropping: [31]). This second kind of social learning can take different forms of varying complexity, ranging from mechanisms as simple as local or stimulus enhancement to complex forms of imitation (e.g. summarized in [32]). It must be pointed out, however, that most social learning in animals is not direct copying. Indeed, along with a variable involvement of dedicated cognitive mechanisms [33-35], social learning almost invariably includes an important element of individual evaluation [36], and may indeed largely rely on ...
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Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has described the victory of Dr. Kayode Fayemi in the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Ekiti State as a demonstration of the peoples trust in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party that has the capacity to liberate the state from mis-governance and gross under-development.. The governor stated this in a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Mr. Bolaji Tunji in Ibadan, on Sunday.. He said that the outcome of the election which he described as free, fair and credible, was a reflection of the wishes and aspirations of the people of the state and a further demonstration of their faith that Fayemis second coming as governor would bring the socio-economic development which the state had been yearning for.. While congratulating the governor-elect for engaging in intellectual and issue-based electioneering in all parts of the state, Ajimobi described his victory at the polls as ...
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England have secured a famous 227-run victory against India in the first Test in Chennai. Here are the numbers behind the landmark victory for Joe Roots side.
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Simones Journey : Possible victorySimone's Journey : Possible victory
I went in for my P+3 US to confirm that my follicle ruptured. Well it was my lucky day bc they asked me which nurse I wanted and my favorite nice nurse J was there. She does not judge me and she takes her time and explains everything. She said my lining looked great and luteal. I think my follicle ruptured which would be a huge victory. My ovary is covered in junk and I have a large pocket of fluid so it was really hard for her to say 100%. But, I did not see the obvious follicle. Usually I go in and it has grown and will mock me. In fact she said she saw a possible corpus luteum.......Woah!!!!! I have never heard those words before. This is all due to the lupron trigger. This was my first time taking it so I cannot say that it is really working until it happens again. I will take my happy thoughts bc I really needed some today. So if this is true then it will be a huge victory bc I have only had one other possible rupture in a year. I have to remember that I still have to address my new ...
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In learning genetics, many students misunderstand and misinterpret what "dominance" means. Understanding is easier if students realize that dominance is not a mechanism, but rather a consequence of underlying cellular processes. For example, metabolic pathways are often little affected by changes in enzyme concentration. This means that enzyme-producing alleles usually show complete dominance. For genes producing nonenzymatic proteins such as collagen or hemoglobin, the amount of product matters, and dominance relationships are more complicated. Furthermore, with hemoglobin, dominance can change depending on what aspect of the phenotype is being studied and on the environmental conditions. X-linked genes are a special case, whether enzymatic or not. Because of X-chromosome inactivation, only one X-linked allele can be active in a cell, which means that the concept of dominance cannot be applied at the cellular level. Instead, a type of dominance is demonstrated at the individual level; but even ...
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Simulations enabled us to test the relative importance of individual aspects of the melanistic phenotype (such as a mating advantage for melanistic individuals) in facilitating gene flow between host plants. Indeed, the simulations found that the presence of melanistic T. cristinae reduced adaptive differentiation between populations on different hosts and increased rates of inter-host mating (see figure below). These results show how the melanistic phenotype acts as an anti-speciation phenotype, mitigating the effects of divergent selection acting on the stripe phenotype. Moreover, we found that these results were robust to removing individual factors attributed to the melanistic phenotype, such as their mating advantage or their propensity to disperse. The one factor that, when removed from the model, did reduce the anti-speciation effect of melanistic individuals was the genetic architecture of the colour and pattern traits: when we removed dominance relationships among alleles at the ...
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In my eyes the problem starts when people dont realize theyre ignoring all the non confrontational polite calming signals directed towards you. If youre doing something theyre not comfortable with the majority of the time theyll let you know well in advance that its not sitting well with them. Subtle signs like; the look away, lick lips, sniff, back away, yawn. If you dont take note at that time, the dog will kick things up a notch and use more overt agonistic signals like; freeze, hairy eyeball, growl, lunge, air snap, or even a pressure bite, barely felt by your skin. If they INHIBIT themselves from a full on bite, puncture and tear causing stitches...I call all those signals being "opinionated ...
Irelands James Chawke Chalks Up First CSI3* Grand Prix Victory at Caledon Equestrian Park - The Plaid Horse MagazineIreland's James Chawke Chalks Up First CSI3* Grand Prix Victory at Caledon Equestrian Park - The Plaid Horse Magazine
Chawke wasnt the only Irishman in the winners circle during the CSI3* Classic at Palgrave Phase 2. Swail had dominated earlier in the week, winning the $36,500 CSI3* Open Welcome, presented by Horseware, on Thursday, May 23, riding Koss van Heiste, a nine-year-old grey Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Eadaoin Collins. A total of 15 horses had qualified for the jump-off but none could catch Swails winning pace of 37.74 seconds. Canadian Olympian Amy Millar, 42, of Perth, ON, came closest, guiding Ericson, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Millar Brooke Farm Ltd. and Partners, to a second-place finish in a time of 39.10 seconds.. In Saturdays $40,000 CSI3* Table A Speed, presented by Pommies Cider Co., Swail did the seemingly impossible, tying himself for victory with an identical time of 65.54 seconds riding Koss van Heiste and Pin Up de Hus Z, his nine-year-old bay Zangersheide mare (Pilot de Hus x Casall). Amy Millar was again the closest contender, delivering a clear round ...
Saratoga: The Vain VictorySaratoga: The Vain Victory
September 19, 1777 marks the opening battle at Freemans Farm that ultimately led to the decisive American victory a few weeks later, known as the Battle of Saratoga. The British lost at Saratoga primarily due to the vanity, pride, and self-absorption of British Generals Howe and Burgoyne. American Generals Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates were…
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We also heard from John Councelman, a representative of CMS, who talked about how we can become more involved in the anti-bullying scene in Mecklenburg Schools. We discussed attending an anti-bullying Summit in late October as either participants or volunteers. After designing a Beyond Bullying Week last year at South Mecklenburg High School, we have decided to continue engaging in the fight against bullying in our area, and hopefully, Mr. Councelman can help us find opportunities to help ...
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Hi Fiona and Tyson, Firstly, I want to say how brave I think Tyson is, and how proud you must be, Fiona, that Tyson has been handling this situation so far. The school will definitely need to be notified of these incidents asap as schools have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to bullying. Step 1 is to ensure the school has the information so they can deal with the child(ren) involved in the bullying. Because you live in Toronto, you might be very interested to hear that the Toronto Argonauts are VERY involved with speaking at schools regarding anti-bullying. Please see this link for their program entitled Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program http://www.argonauts.ca/page/huddleupOur childrens school was included in a visit last month for an anti-bullying rally in which one of the Toronto Argonauts along with one of the staff came to our school TWICE - once to talk to the kids, and then in the evening to speak to the parents. It was GREAT and the kids and parents loved it! The evening talk ...
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Gee, shocked again. A left wing moonbat faggot wishes oral cancer on Sarah Palin. Hmm, wonder what the reaction would have been had Palin said she saw the upside of aids? http://twitchy.com/2013/05/04/sarah-palins-tobacco-dip-shows-anti-bullying-advocate-dan-savage-the-upsides-of-oral-cancer/
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The same teammates who once shunned the goalkeeper Hope Solo were the beneficiaries of her steadiness as the United States won the Olympic gold medal with a victory over Brazil in overtime.
Trump back to bashing the mainstream media in victory tour - TheBlazeTrump back to bashing the mainstream media in victory tour - TheBlaze
After weeks of acting "presidential," Trump went back to ripping into the mainstream media during his victory tour Thursday night. The tour kicked off in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is set to swing through more of the states he won. In mocking tones, he echoed some of the electoral predictions of the pres...
Apples Patent Victory vs. Samsung: 10 Ways It Could Change the Industry - Mobile and Wireless - News & Reviews - eWeek.comApple's Patent Victory vs. Samsung: 10 Ways It Could Change the Industry - Mobile and Wireless - News & Reviews - eWeek.com
NEWS ANALYSIS: Apple has won $1.048 billion in a patent victory against Samsung that could spark major changes in both the companies operations as well as in the mobile industry as a whole.
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Queensland pensioner and grandmother, 69-year-old Yvonne DArcy, who has twice beaten breast cancer, won an important victory in the High Court on October 7. DArcy brought a landmark legal challenge against US-based biotech company Myriad Genetics after it was granted a patent over the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Mutations in the genes dramatically increase a womans chance of
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I have to admit, on my first glance through this paper early this morning it made me drop a bunch of profanities in my living room. Then I moved down to the figures and stared at the ceiling for a while and realized that this has some merit and may just be a way of looking at MS/MS spectra that Ive never considered and that I maybe I was just being sleepy, under caffeinated, and a little old fashioned. BTW, if you know me you know I pretty much drop profanities all the time. (Recent uncited studies circulating Facebook have suggested that people who swear a lot may be more honest...just saying...aaaannnnnddddd....Snopes says this is another viral silly thing...fucking skeptics...nevermind ...
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Aggression1
Interactions1
Mice1
Aggressive1
  • In general, herding breeds may be more at risk of developing fearful behaviors than other breeds, though any dog may become fearful and aggressive to strangers if circumstances dictate. (petplace.com)
Animals1
Male1
  • In male golden hamsters, puberty is marked by dramatic changes in agonistic behavior. (utexas.edu)
Levels1
Individuals1
Behaviours1
  • In many dyads dogs never exchanged agonistic behaviours, but bi-directional relationships were rare, and most dogs formed some dominance relationships with other dogs. (brillonline.com)
Reproductive5
  • Abilitation of reproductive behavior. (slideserve.com)
  • The dominance status determines access to resources and profoundly affects survival, health, reproductive success, and multiple behaviors ( 2 - 4 ). (sciencemag.org)
  • Gorillas are particularly interesting species to examine the causes and consequences of social behavior because of the variability environments they inhabit, the high level of reproductive competition among males, and their variable grouping patterns. (mpg.de)
  • We have combined behavioral observations with endocrine measures to study female reproductive behavior (Habumuremyi et al. (mpg.de)
  • This study highlights the possible relationships of the color and physiological state of the reproductive system, which could help in future studies of behavior, avoiding the need to dissect and/or remove individuals from nature for assessment of sexual maturity. (scielo.br)
Affiliative2
Maternal Behavior3
Species9
  • Lasioglossum species which occupy parts of Africa and central Europe demonstrate varying types of social behavior-ranging from solitary to communal and even semi-social. (wikipedia.org)
  • the evolution of of species adapted to different ecologies and behaviors. (sialis.org)
  • Many species perform elaborate physical displays to court mates and compete with rivals, but the biomechanical mechanisms underlying such behavior are poorly understood. (biologists.org)
  • Anyone who's gone camping has seen birds foraging for picnic crumbs, and according to new research in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, the availability of food in campgrounds significantly alters jays' behavior and may even change how they interact with other bird species. (brightsurf.com)
  • SARAH GOUZOULES Rockefeller University Field Research Center, Millbrook, New York 12545 KEY WORDS Nepotism Kin recognition, Primates, Recognition mechanisms, ABSTRACT The degree to which cooperative behavior is kin-correlated in different primate species is reviewed. (docme.ru)
  • To a lesser extent, information is also available on "kin-correlated' behavior for those species that have been studied over several generations (most notably some Old World monkeys, e.g., the rhesus and Japanese macaque, and one of the great apes, the chimpanzee). (docme.ru)
  • This program supports research using a broad range of experimental systems: investigators must justify their choice of species within the framework of mental-health relevant emotional and social behavior and demonstrate that the experimental paradigms used are appropriate to the species studied. (nih.gov)
  • a) An increase in cardiovascular activity b) A sudden narrowing of the eyes c) A contraction of the abdominal muscles d) The author does not say which change is most significant 9) Based on the information in the passage about agonistic behavior, it is reasonable to conclude that: I. the purpose of agonistic behavior is to help ensure the survival of the species. (allinterview.com)
  • Genes that modulate absolute numbers of neurons are key determinants of development, individual behavior, species differences in brain structure, and rates of brain evolution. (nervenet.org)
Full agonistic2
  • Analogues 5a-c exhibited full agonistic activity in transactivation. (elsevier.com)
  • 2-Amino-4-benzo[1,ioxol-5-yl-6-(2-hydroxyethylsulfanyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile (70, LUF 5853) shows full agonistic behavior comparable with the reference compound CPA, while also displaying comparable receptor binding affinity (K(i) = 11 nM). (nih.gov)
Antagonistic behaviors2
  • The crystal structures of VDR-LBD complexed with 3a, 4a, 5a, and 5c were solved, and the results confirmed that butyl pocket formation in VDR strongly affects the agonistic or antagonistic behaviors of ligands. (elsevier.com)
  • But findings have been conflicting, and some have proposed another hypothesis, termed "social salience" stating that oxytocin might be involved in amplifying the perception of diverse social cues, which could then result in pro-social or antagonistic behaviors, depending on such factors as individual character and their environment. (mpg.de)
Innate and learned1
Influences2
Courtship behavior1
Ontogeny of behavior1
Interspecific1
Human behavior2
  • Explores the ways in which genetics and the environment impact human behavior. (study.com)
  • Although I welcome the interest of scientists and social scientists in such an important and widespread area of human behavior - art making and appreciation - I find in general that their pronouncements are peculiarly unsatisfying to someone like myself who has been concerned with the arts (of all kinds) in all times and places, including the evolutionary past, and with exploring their universality and probable adaptive value. (fupress.net)
Neurobiology2
Adult2
Ecology3
  • There are many opportunities for students to conduct research under my direction, and I am currently seeking motivated students interested in behavior and ecology. (utica.edu)
  • My work is at the interface between behavior, ecology and evolutionary biology with a central focus on the extent to which populations are at adaptive equilibria with respect to their physical and biotic environments. (utk.edu)
  • A major goal of the gorilla group at the MPI-EVAN is to understand the causes and consequences of variability in ecology, behavior, life histories, and population dynamics of gorillas. (mpg.de)
Social hierarchy1
Hormones1
Estradiol1
Vertebrate1
Differences3
19871
  • Following a varying period of freezing, the rat then engages in repetitive approach-withdrawal reactions to and from the shock prod, and finally the rat begins to bury the prod with the bedding material using vigorous forepaw movements until the prod is typically covered (see Pinel & Wilkie, 1983, and Fanselow, Sigmundi, & Williams, 1987, for more complete descriptions and interpretations of the significance of this type of burying behavior). (thefreelibrary.com)
Interaction4
  • Continuous agonistic interaction increased c-Fos/FRA protein expression in the brains of subordinate males compared to control and dominant males. (nih.gov)
  • The study of social interaction can be done in a variety of set-ups, all having one thing in common: the study of behaviors between two or more animals. (noldus.com)
  • Specifically, we focus on trying to understand an animal's responses to a new system, which might be a new computer-based system the animal interacts with or a new management system (such as housing, feeding, etc.), where the animal-computer interaction element is actually the tools used to measure the observed behavior. (acm.org)
  • Although not exhaustive, this list highlights factors to consider that will shape the animal's behavior and interaction with a system, factors that should influence the design of systems and subsequently influence how behaviors are interpreted. (acm.org)
Influence1
  • To test the influence that exposure to inescapable shock and the presence of odors from shocked conspecifics might have on behavior, my students and I conducted a series of studies examining "shock-prod burying," rather than testing subjects on an escape-learning task in a shuttlebox. (thefreelibrary.com)
Primates1
  • The available evidence for kin-correlated behavior in nonhuman primates is subsequently related to recent theories of the probable selective pressures for, and mechanisms of, kin recognition. (docme.ru)
Normal behavior1
  • This type of activity is generally a normal behavior that is performed out of context, or is "displaced," because the animal is unable-physically or behaviorally-to execute another activity or otherwise occupy itself. (merckvetmanual.com)
Natural behavior2
  • 2019. Mirrors improve rabbit natural behavior in a free-range breeding system. (awionline.org)
  • But a number of recent studies suggest that the actions of a mouse in a semi-natural environment can teach us much more about natural behavior, especially when we mean to apply those findings to humans. (mpg.de)
Affects1
Stimuli1
Dispersal2
  • Results suggest that the expansion success of A. alicemartinae could be explained by alternative strategies, such as escape behavior, asexual reproduction and high dispersal potential. (int-res.com)
  • Different mating systems, in conjunction with dispersal behavior, are hypothesized to produce particular patterns of kin association in primate groups. (docme.ru)
Females1
  • During the first hour of pairing INT females displayed higher levels of affiliation and lower levels of sniffing and agonistic behavior than SALOIL females. (rti.org)
Effects6
Genetic2
19771
Zebrafish2
Experimental3
  • Our first goal," says Anpilov, "was to reach that 'sweet spot' of experimental setups in which we track behavior in a natural environment, without relinquishing the ability to ask pointed scientific questions about brain functions. (mpg.de)
  • In contrast, ethologists were wary of experimental work and instead carried out fieldwork to gain understanding of behavior in natural contexts. (acm.org)
  • As research progressed, ethology established methodology for observing and measuring behavior, whereas psychologists honed experimental design and quantification. (acm.org)
Patterns1
Researchers3
  • That's important because synthetic membranes that accurately mimic the behavior of living mammalian cell membranes could be used by biomedical researchers to develop more effective drugs that target membrane proteins and better understand the chemical changes that occur in dysfunctional membranes during disease. (brightsurf.com)
  • These conditions are strictly controlled and artificial, in part so that researchers can limit the number of variables affecting behavior. (mpg.de)
  • The interpretation of what is observed is clearly a more challenging task, one that animal behavior researchers have long grappled with using additional physiological measures and comparative approaches to attribute meaning to what is observed. (acm.org)
Animal12
  • Reactive behavior is a classification of activities used by an animal to keep itself in harmony with its environment and adjust to sudden, potentially harmful situations. (thefreelibrary.com)
  • Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102. (biomedsearch.com)
  • Each lesson is accompanied by a short multiple-choice quiz to help check your understanding of these animal behavior topics. (study.com)
  • We recorded behavior on four well-habituated groups (N = 18) for 2,183 animal hours over 128 days, using all-occurrences sampling methods. (asp.org)
  • In this article we consider the challenges involved in measuring and interpreting animal behavior. (acm.org)
  • We hope that some of the experiences in observing, recording, and interpreting animal behavior that we recount here will highlight important points to consider, both when measuring behavior to evaluate interactive systems and during the design of these systems. (acm.org)
  • From these outward expressions of behavior, inferences can be drawn to further understand biology, provide indicators of welfare or well-being and identify preferences, and provide insight into animal perspectives. (acm.org)
  • Studying social behavior in animal models can help us understand more about the same behaviors in humans. (noldus.com)
  • Social behavior is also an important indicator of animal welfare . (noldus.com)
  • Analyze and visualize social behavior with TrackLab's parameters for proximity and pair relations, and gain valuable insights in social networks and animal welfare. (noldus.com)
  • 7) The passage asserts that animal social hierarchies are generally stable because: a) the behavior responses of the group are known by all its members. (allinterview.com)
  • 11) The author suggests that the question of whether agonistic behavior is genetically programmed or learned: a) still generates considerable controversy among animal behaviorists. (allinterview.com)
EthoVision XT3
Humans1
  • A serious omission in these new fields is that for the most part, the aesthetic experience and art behavior of pre-modern (and ancestral) humans is not part of the discourse, even though these people and societies comprise the vast majority of humans to have practiced art behaviors and to have responded (aesthetically or in other ways) to arts. (fupress.net)
Chimpanzees1
Foraging1
Abnormal3
Testosterone1
Hormonal1
Ligands1
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