Sentences with phrase «in aggressive encounters»

First, it limits the areas of the body that another dog can grab onto in a fight, and second, it makes it more difficult for other dogs to read the animal's mood and intentions through the normal body language cues dogs use in aggressive encounters.

Researchers used observations of winners and losers in aggressive encounters to assign individual parakeets a dominance rank.

Since cats prefer to avoid confrontation, engaging in an aggressive encounter usually means they feel backed into a corner.

Not exact matches

In one study of college students suffering «an enduring, significant negative outcome» from encounter groups, it was found that groups with most of the severe problems had had aggressive, confronting, authoritarian leaders.4

Xhaka was fortunate to escape at least a booking for a heavy challenge early on in what proved to be a highly - charged encounter, but he denied that the game was aggressive.

And does it strike you as a reasonable request to say that a daycare center should keep stats on the frequency of biting incidents and similar aggressive encounters in the classroom?

«The mutant mice appear to avoid aggressive encounters with the intruder and instead engage in repetitive behavior.

A third paper, in press at Journal of Experimental Biology, reports the team's discovery that female market squid show a set of stripes that can be brightly activated and may function during mating to allow the female to mimic the appearance of the male, thereby reducing the number of mating encounters and aggressive contacts from males.

Stimulating the neurons in this circuit significantly boosted a mouse's chance of becoming the «winner» during aggressive encounters with other mice.

«We show that different termite species occasionally swap their microbes, most likely through aggressive encounters in nature, for example when they are competing for wood in the forest.

Urban males are more likely to have had an aggressive encounter with males in their territory, which could then alter the way they behave towards our mimic of an intruder the following day.

In the course of evolution, some animals have overcome the fear and stress they feel when encountering humans or unfamiliar members of their own species and become less aggressive.

The authors suggested that females may hunt in the more developed areas as part of a strategy to visit areas where prey are abundant while avoiding encounters with aggressive males.

Borrowing a tool used in organ transplant operations, Ryder surgeons have pioneered a more aggressive approach to treating liver injuries, which rank among the most lethal problems they encounter.

In spite of endocrine therapy to suppress hormone receptor activity or hormone exposure, many patients of hormone - dependent cancers encounter de novo or acquired resistance and require more aggressive treatments.

In the meantime, George begins to grow dramatically and become more aggressive, as do two other creatures that encountered the glowing goop.

A big, hirsute bear of a man, Toni, as we first encounter him, is a passive - aggressive mind game in human form, using sarcasm and a series of disguises to keep everyone around him off - balance.

This is not to say we won't encounter problems here in the Help Desk room, but we will be more aggressive in seeking out the problems and needs of our faculty and students.

Just in case you want even more carbon fiber, the newly designed front spoiler is finished in clear carbon fiber too, much more aggressive looking compared to the regular Aventador it is ready to attack just about anything this car might encounter on the open road... or on the track.

While the EPA has not yet tested the Eclipse Cross, we averaged in the upper 20s during our afternoon with the vehicle, with a good portion of the drive seeing an aggressive road course and driving style most will not encounter on a daily basis.

Equities are considered to be more of an aggressive type of asset because historically they have produced higher returns, but they have also encountered bigger fluctuations in value.

In the 1 - year period, 95 % of police encounters with aggressive dogs were pit bulls.

In this particular episode of The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Milan encounters a very aggressive English bulldog.

Clinicians in the AHTs Clinical Oncology Unit have encountered a number of young Shar Pei with unusually aggressive mast cell tumours, and previous reports in veterinary medical journals describe an increased incidence of mast cell tumours in Shar Pei, with aggressive mast cell tumours more common in Shar Pei under 2 years of age.

Even the friendly dog next door may be aggressive due to trauma, injury, a change in territorial boundaries, etc. • If you encounter a dead companion animal, help the owner by taking pictures, documenting ID and / or collar and noting any marks or tattoos.

Forcing a dog that wants nothing to do with strangers just makes them defensive and more aggressive in future encounters.

- in many cases, the objects of the dog's interest don't want to say hi back... and in some cases, the dog himself actually wants to do more than say hi, possibly leading to an aggressive encounter.

Pinch collars are also used to control dog aggressive dogs while walking in an area when you may encounter other dogs.

Known Occurrences are special events that can have altering effects on the current wave; the high tide restricts the outward stage layout resulting in more chaotic and claustrophobic encounters, rush occurrences result in berserk salmonids that are dangerously fast and unnaturally aggressive, and an obscuring fog may occupy the stage, limiting visibility and providing a terrifying advantage for the enemy salmonids.

In our post-modern era, where so much of life is reduced and commercialized through visual and aggressive image, it is healing for the eye and refreshing for the heart to encounter these paintings.

For a taste, here's John Rennie, the writer and former editor in chief of Scientific American, describing a nearly - intimate encounter with an aggressive lab rat:

There are a few defensive driving techniques that can help keep you safe in the event that you encounter an aggressive driver: