Sentence examples for defence behaviour from inspiring English sources

Cresswell [ 41] showed that nesting blackbirds altered their nest defence behaviour to compensate for predation risk demonstrating that parental behavioural flexibility in response to predation can yield fitness benefits [ 42] compared with fixed strategies [ 18].

Additionally, although some taxa show consistent individual differences in offspring defence behaviour, it is completely unknown whether individuals also differ in defensive structures.

Defence behaviour occurred only when a competitor was present.

Level C corresponds to the frequency and intensity of territorial aggressiveness and female defence behaviour [8].

Digging and territory defence behaviour were tested in the presence and absence of dominants.

Maternal defence behaviour against rattlesnakes declines in California ground squirrels as snake activity declines when pups grow older [ 31].

For the observation of intraspecific competition, the behaviours used for solo females were augmented with additional defence behaviours from a second pilot study (Table 1).

Seabirds, breeding predominantly on small isolated islands, have lost many predator defence behaviours.

This demonstrates a shift from secondary defence behaviours towards escape responses at elevated CO2.

Non-eusocial parthenogenetically reproducing aphids form colonies of clone-mates, which are ideal to test the altruistic nature of anti-predatory defence behaviours.

We analysed the two classes of defence behaviours separately as they differ in intensity and may have different functions (aggressive displays are threat signals, whereas overt attacks intend body contact and physical restraint) [ 45].