An important aspect of behavioral opportunities is their role in structuring complex behavior through self-organizing processes (Hogeweg and Hesper 1985).
Self-motivation is defined here as a tendency to experiment and to respond to behavioral opportunities afforded by the environment.
In enrichment programs, knowledge of an animal's ecology and individual history are applied to modify the animal's current environment and management to increase environmental complexity, make the environment more functional or natural, and increase behavioral opportunities.
In rich environments, the process of learning is also shaped by behavioral opportunities.
Stigma, social norms, and education must be addressed by directed interventions (increased educational opportunities, behavioral change campaigns, educational campaigns) aimed at overcoming and minimizing obstacles to health care in Mozambique.
Lameness detection using objective behavioral parameters provides an opportunity for timely treatment which, in turn, could improve sow welfare and reduce economic expense.
Where concerns arise regarding risk compensation behavior, empirical evidence about the incidence, types, and extent of these behavioral changes can illuminate opportunities to better support the users of new HIV prevention strategies.
The ability to integrate manual and automated behavioral data provides novel opportunities to perform in-depth dissection of zebrafish behavior.
More effective legislation to prevent child sexual abuse would mandate prevention policies and practices in youth-serving organizations, including screening guidelines for employees, behavioral policies that limit opportunities for child sexual abuse to occur, regular training sessions and other strategies advocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A symposium was convened at the annual meeting of the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico in June, 2009 to discuss the potential challenges and opportunities for behavioral scientists in developing and/or altering this strategy toward the ultimate goal of protecting public health from hazardous chemicals.
