Sentence examples for aggression behaviour from inspiring English sources

In this study, we aim to reconstruct the invasion history of this ant in Europe analysing 14 populations with three complementary approaches: genetic microsatellite analysis, chemical analysis of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and behavioural observations of aggression behaviour.

Hoyer et al. [12] used a tracker that quantified aggression behaviour by a user-defined lunge counter and required one of the two male flies to be painted with a white dot on the back.

Recognition and aggression behaviour are based on the expression of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles, which represent the recognition cues of social insects [ 34, 36- 38].

Thus, a genetic selection design that includes both direct genetic and indirect genetic effects could reduce the frequency of bite marks and probably aggression behaviour in group-housed mink.

To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to simultaneously implement genetic, chemical and behavioural methodology to assess the affiliation of populations of invasive ants to supercolonies, as similar studies mostly rely on aggression behaviour and genetic analyses.

In the body of research on the relationship between alcohol consumption and aggression, aggressive behaviours have been investigated in many respects.

The MOAS consists of four categories of aggressive behaviour: verbal aggression, physical violence against objects, physical aggression against oneself, and physical violence against other people.

For each treatment period, patient records were assessed for objective parameters (the number of hospitalizations and the amount of self-aggression behaviour [self-harm and suicide attempts]).

While reactive aggression has been defined as any automatic and emotional aggressive behaviour that occurs as a response to a perceived threat or provocation [ 1, 2], instrumental aggression relates to aggressive behaviour with the purpose of achieving certain goals or gaining social status [ 3, 4].

There was a significant difference in the proportion of time crayfish spent displaying highly aggressive behaviours (high aggression index) between different fights (F2,87 = 0.67, P < 0.001; one-way ANOVA).

As mentioned in the introduction, although some studies have suggested that there may be a link between loneliness and the occurrence of aggressive behaviour [ 44] as well as between adolescent rejection and aggression [ 5], until now, there has been comparatively little systematic research on the relationship between adolescent loneliness and different forms of aggression and violent behaviour.