Sentence examples for threat behavior from inspiring English sources

Buffy Paradigm: "The importance of any given threat changes constantly, past threat behavior does not predict future behavior, and methods of delivery keep changing...

The stress response of the fish was also measured by loading a stressor, such as chemical (ammonium nitrogen compounds, pH), physical (strobe flash) and biologic (threat behavior) stressor.

For example, the head-down threat behavior of stickleback fishes is thought to be a ritualized form of digging/biting, something males do when they are tearing apart bits of plants and roots for nest building.

Several distinct behavioral patterns involving wing usage are seen during fights between wild-type male flies including: (a) short rapid wing flicks utilizing one or both wings; and (b) an extended wing threat behavior directed at one male by the other in which "one fly quickly raises both wings to a 45° angle towards an opponent" [34], [36], [37], [38].

Dominance was characterized as a threat behavior that may be made to reinforce a dominant position or to territory protection.

They have been observed in feeding frenzies, and divers have reported witnessing threat behaviors including arching of the back, pointing of the pectoral fins, and shaking and quivering motions.

In aggressive behaviors, Tg5 male residents displayed an increase in frequency of aggressive following behavior (P<0.05), but the frequency of attack and threat behaviors of Tg5 residents was indistinguishable from that of WT resident males (attack: P = 0.39; threat: P = 0.90) (Fig. 5E).

The unnamed student had made no threat; his behavior was not considered suspicious.

Moreover, it has been proposed that stable cognitive schemas about threat influence behavior particularly in threat-relevant contexts.

The impact of stereotype threat on behavior is such that the presentation of jobs that fit an individual's knowledge of a stereotype associated with them (e.g. gender, race, ethnicity) leads to greater clicks.

Artistic Provocateur: Ineffectual response to threat, admirable behavior under physical duress, unseemly and gratuitous assault on downed invader.