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INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOUR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instinctive behavior
1, record 1, English, instinctive%20behavior
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- species-specific behavior 2, record 1, English, species%2Dspecific%20behavior
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Species-predictable behavior at a more complex level than the reflex. 3, record 1, English, - instinctive%20behavior
Record 1, Key term(s)
- instinctive behaviour
- species-specific behaviour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comportement instinctif
1, record 1, French, comportement%20instinctif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comportement inné, propre à une espèce donnée, et exécuté de façon parfaite et sans expérience préalable, compte tenu des conditions du milieu environnant. 2, record 1, French, - comportement%20instinctif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les éthologistes préfèrent utiliser le terme «adaptation phylogénétique», qui souligne le fait que ces comportements ont été, eux aussi, sélectionnés au cours de l'évolution de l'espèce, sous la pression des forces sélectives en provenance du milieu. 2, record 1, French, - comportement%20instinctif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
- Comportamiento humano
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- comportamiento instintivo
1, record 1, Spanish, comportamiento%20instintivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- instinctive behaviour
1, record 2, English, instinctive%20behaviour
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Not just simple responses to an external stimulus play a role in instinctive behavior; instinctive activity involves sequences of behavior that run a predictable course. These behaviors may last seconds, minutes, hours or even days. Exemplifying this, we can refer to a particular species of digger wasp, which finds and captures only honeybees. With no previous experience, a female wasp will unearth an intricate burrow, find a bee, paralyze it with a careful and precise sting to the neck, pilot back to her discreet home, and, when the larder has been supplied with the correct number of bees, lay an egg on one of them and seal the chamber. ... Overall, one of the main distinctive features of instinctive activity is the ability to react to an external stimulus the correct way the first chance (and every time thereafter) the animal receives. This feature distinguishes this particular behavior from what ethnologists call learned behavior, which scientists have discovered are actions that take place from conditioning an animal to learn the right way. 1, record 2, English, - instinctive%20behaviour
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- activité instinctive
1, record 2, French, activit%C3%A9%20instinctive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le toilettage chez les animaux est une activité instinctive et pour partie parfois apprise et transmises aux générations suivantes (utilisation d'eau chaude, de terre, de feuilles ou de poussière par exemple). 2, record 2, French, - activit%C3%A9%20instinctive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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