Sentence examples for preference switching from inspiring English sources

Proposed mechanisms of predator-mediated coexistence include predator preference switching to the most common prey, predators preferring the dominant competitor, and predators altering the resources used by competing prey, thereby affecting competition between them [ 79].

Four positive and negative categories of switching barriers (preference, switching costs, relational investment, and lack of alternatives) were identified through a qualitative approach.

We also observed genes which exhibit allele preference switching when exposed to water-stress conditions.

"We know that once consumers start watching their favorite TV shows in high definition, their viewing habits change and their preference switches to all-HD programming.

Thereafter, the sleep phase preference switches to advancing.

Cardiac metabolism is flexible, with fuel preferences switching from primarily glycolysis in the foetal heart, to β-oxidation of lipids in the adult heart [ 3].

His dining preferences switched from 24-hour pancake joints to swankier Italian and Mexican eateries.

Alternatively, the preference switch could reflect flexibility in behaviour that facilitates normal thermoregulation by the bee.

This indicates that the change in behaviour at the highest ambient temperature tested is a preference switch rather than a perception of the warmest feeder as an aversive stimulus.

The evidence suggests that aerobic biodegradation is mainly responsible for the depletion of the linear hydrocarbons with an even-to-odd carbon preference, although switching to an anaerobic biodegradation, with odd-to-even carbon preference, was observed.

The clinicians' preference for switching to a different antidepressant has previously been described [ 19].