No - one has previously
observed animal behaviours and thought «this behaviour could be associated with keeping fit»,» he explains.
Not exact matches
The authors suggest that the
observed laws might describe a variety of dynamic phenomena from the motion of synthetic active particles to
animal flocks and herds, human crowd or opinion dynamics and help to formulate the general laws of collective
behaviour.
Hormone pellets can be used to artificially release corticosterone into the birds» bloodstream in order to
observe the
animals»
behaviour under stress.
While these phenomena are well known in
animals, the study is a first of its kind for
observing this
behaviour in bacteria.
«You don't
observe natural wolf
behaviour in zoos, only in the wild, and you need to know where the
animals are when howling before you can really begin to try and discern meanings.
«But simply
observing tool use in the wild doesn't necessarily mean that the
animal is cognitively sophisticated, as we don't know how the
behaviour developed.»
Floating
behaviour has been
observed in a variety of
animals including fish, mammals and insects.
It is difficult to equate the
behaviours observed in
animals with those humans engage in.
My research is aimed at discovering how
animal visual systems and brains function in their specific environment in order to understand some of the evolutionary pressures that lead to the
behaviour and coloration we
observe today.
The House Reef is particularly well suited to photographers and those who enjoy
observing unusual
animal behaviour.
Cannibalism is not unknown in polar bears - but scientists have recently
observed that the
behaviour is on the increase among the
animals
Risk factors for GDM that are modifiable during pregnancy include excessive weight gain which is a very frequent phenomenon that is
observed in a majority of pregnant women (in up to 75 % of pregnancies).35 36 Further modifiable risk factors include lifestyle
behaviours such as low levels of physical activity, high fat and
animal protein consumption, high intake of added sugar and low intake of vegetable and fruit fiber.37 Regular food intake and avoidance of snacking can have beneficial effects on weight and glucose tolerance, but this has mostly been tested outside of pregnancy.38 — 42 Another key factor is mental health.