Sentence examples for behaviour rather than a from inspiring English sources

Because each group had an equal probability of containing hosts with aberrant behaviour, this minimized the possibility that any behavioural changes observed were due to parasitoids selecting hosts with atypical behaviour, rather than a consequence of parasitism [4].

Indeed, the rapid rise in obesity worldwide is likely due to major shifts in environmental factors and changes in behaviour rather than a significant change in human genetics.

With the law criminalising coercive control soon to come into force, how does she see first responders' role in identifying this manifestation of abuse, which as experienced by victims will play out as a pattern of behaviour, rather than a one-off assault that has prompted a 999 call?

Second, the BMI can be seen as the result of individual behaviour rather than a diagnosed disease.

As the approach is based on behaviour rather than a prescriptive performance, uncertainties are removed which attributes to a precise design compared with a traditional design method.

Human capital became part of a theory of social behaviour rather than a self-contained theory, and the more Becker advanced in his research, the less he seemed to be worried about exploring the initial links of human capital with income and labour performance.

"Manorexia" is a cheapening label, making eating disorders sound like a trend, a depersonalised wave of behaviour rather than an incredibly individual condition, the result of thought processes, behavioural patterns and misguided beliefs that change from sufferer to sufferer.

For both saw homosexuality as a form of behaviour rather than an innate identity.

Pitching homosexuality as a "behaviour" rather than an identity is an old canard: presumably neither gays nor straights should be engaging in sexual behaviour while at work.

Instead, we clearly demonstrated that women's reluctance to ask was a learned behaviour – rather than an "intrinsic" quality, as this new paper claims – and we explored in depth the powerful social forces that put roadblocks in women's way.

"This is the clearest possible abuse of the position the BBC has given Chris Packham and as it is an ongoing behaviour, rather than an isolated incident, it is difficult to see how the situation can change.