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See study of: behavior. syn. behavior cf. behavior: human behavior, organism behavior

antipredatory behavior n. An organism’s behavior that helps to minimize its being attacked and consumed by a predator (Ylnen and Magnhagen 1992, 179). cf. aggression: antipredator aggression

aposematic behavior, aposematism n. In many animal species with defenses (bites, sprays, stings, toxicity) and either warning coloration (q.v.) or warning structures, or both: An individual’s acting as if it is dangerous to a potential predator (e.g., by resting in a conspicuous place or walking slowly in the open) (Wilson 1975, 579; Matthews and Matthews 1978, 312, 323). syn. warning (behavior) cf. allosematic; coloration: aposematic coloration

appeasement, appeasement behavior n. In many animal species: An individual’s behavior that occurs in agonistic contexts and commonly signifies lack of hostility towards, or intent to attack, another conspecific animal and is often directly opposite in form from threats, q.v.; e.g., a Wolf that is losing a fight throws up its head and turns the ventral surface of its neck toward the jaws of the winner (Darwin 1872, Verplanck 1957, Sparks 1965, Hand 1986, 216). See display: appeasement display. syn. appeasement display (in some contexts, Wilson 1975), appeasing signal (in some contexts, Hand 1986, 216), submission (Brown 1985) cf. submission Comments: Appeasement functions either to halt aggression or facilitate conciliation; “appeasement” does not necessarily indicate either submission or subordination (Hand 1986, 216). “Appeasement,” defined as behavior that activates behavior of another animal that is incompatible with aggression, is sometimes distinguished from “submissive behavior,” defined as the cessation of aggressive signaling. “Appeasement” commonly includes the connotation of “submission” (Immelmann and Beer 1989, 18).