Behavior, Animal
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Behavior, Animal. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Behavior, Animal.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Animal Communication - Communication between animals involving the giving off by one individual of some chemical or physica...
Animal Migration - Periodic movements of animals in response to seasonal changes or reproductive instinct. Hormonal cha...
Appetitive Behavior - Animal searching behavior. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behavior pattern or seq...
Behavior, Animal - The observable response an animal makes to any situation....
Cannibalism - Eating other individuals of one's own species....
Consummatory Behavior - An act which constitutes the termination of a given instinctive behavior pattern or sequence....
Copulation - Sexual union of a male and a female in non-human species....
Echolocation - An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflecte...
Eliminative Behavior, Animal - Behavior associated with the elimination of feces and urine from the body....
Escape Reaction - Innate response elicited by sensory stimuli associated with a threatening situation, or actual confr...
Feeding Behavior - Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patter...
Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic - An induced response to threatening stimuli characterized by the cessation of body movements, except ...
Grooming - An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oilin...
Homing Behavior - Instinctual patterns of activity related to a specific area including ability of certain animals to ...
Immobility Response, Tonic - An induced response to threatening stimuli characterized by complete loss of muscle strength....
Mating Preference, Animal - The selection or choice of sexual partner in animals. Often this reproductive preference is based on...
Nesting Behavior - Animal behavior associated with the nest; includes construction, effects of size and material; behav...
Pair Bond - In animals, the social relationship established between a male and female for reproduction. It may i...
Predatory Behavior - Instinctual behavior pattern in which food is obtained by killing and consuming other species....
Predatory Behavior - Instinctual behavior pattern in which food is obtained by killing and consuming other species....
Sexual Behavior, Animal - Sexual activities of animals....
Tool Use Behavior - Modifying, carrying, or manipulating an item external to itself by an animal, before using it to eff...
Vocalization, Animal - Vocal sounds used in animal communication....
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A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
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A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
