Sentence examples for behavior at first from inspiring English sources

Unlike ethologists, behavioral ecologists studying animal behavior at first tended to focus on the third question, the question of evolutionary function, at the expense of the others (Griffiths, 2008; Krebs and Davies, 1997).

They may be horrified by his behavior at first but soon find themselves so charmed, they can't help smiling at what they soon see as his adorable antics.

Disruptive Behavior At First Practice Smith led nationally ranked King High to the Chicago public school championship his senior year, averaging 25 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocked shots a game.

The model shows that lasting weight loss takes a long time to achieve and suggests that more effective weight loss programs might be undertaken in two phases: a temporary, more aggressive change in behavior at first, followed by a second phase of a more relaxed but permanent behavioral change that can prevent the weight regain that afflicts so many dieters despite their best intentions.

Even if this behavior at first leads to minor losses, in the long run, these losses are more than compensated for by increased exposure to a greater variety of new and lucrative opportunities.

Extrinsic rewards like money can be very effective at controlling behavior at first, but if enough time passes and a person still hasn't found their intrinsic motivation -- that force that comes from within -- a person could feel bored or even controlled by financial rewards for health.

Various sexual behaviors at first sex, lifetime, the previous 6 months, and diagnosed STD at lifetime and current time are shown in Table 2.

AT first his behavior was endearing.

The owner's may not see this behavior and not understand why cats may have litterbox issues or other behavior issue at first.

On Monday evening in the Abrons Arts Center the seven dancers of the BodyCartography Project and a "chorus" of nine performers exhibited a kind of behavior that at first suggested neurological disturbance.

That's classic austerity behavior: It at first you don't succeed -- if, in fact, you wreak havoc instead -- change nothing.