Sentence examples for lateral displays from inspiring English sources

Male and female winners employed the same rates of frontal and lateral displays as well as charges against their opponents.

Fish display body size and coloration in lateral displays by erecting dorsal and anal fins, spreading the caudal fin and extending the branchiostegal membrane.

Male and female contests involved equal rates of charges, frontal displays, and lateral displays (activities of both contestants per minute contest duration; Table  1).

Differences in the rates of charges and frontal and lateral displays between male and female contests were tested by running generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) with negative binomial error distributions ("nbinom" or "nbinom1", dependent on model AIC values) in the package glmmADMB (Skaug et al. 2013).

Finally, it could be significant that the dewlap enhances the silhouette presented in lateral displays, particularly exaggerating the size of the neck which is crucial in the neck-wrestling combats [ 24]: older males may in this way bluff their opponents, even masking muscle loss once they are past their prime.

With a regular mirror, species that prefer head tail orientation during lateral display are unable to do so, which might lead to aberrant responses that would not accurately reflect behaviour in a real contest.

It is thought to be a signal of reproductive arousal or aggression, similar to the "zebra display" behaviour of Sepioteuthis sepioidea, the "intense zebra display" behaviour of Sepia officinalis, and the "lateral display" of Loligo plei.

The second horn duplicates the display function of the first horn, and the nuchal hump, which becomes apparent only in the head-up posture of lateral display, gives the impression of increased body size.

These throat membranes are normally not visible unless protruded beneath the gill-cover as part of a lateral display.

In Amphiprion akallopisos, all aggressive interactions (biting, chasing, frontal and lateral display, body jerking) appear to be preferentially directed towards individuals adjacent in ranks [ 22].

During agonistic encounters, the four visual traits are presented in lateral display, which facilitates assessment by rivals [ 23, 24], and here the dewlap can dramatically increase the silhouette of an opponent.