In studying and
understanding animal behaviour, researchers have looked into the factors that create certain behaviourial actions and traits.
Not exact matches
For example, in one of the better chapters, entitled «Human Justice and
Animal Fairness», the reader is introduced to Maasai systems of gift - giving, game theory as applied to chimpanzee
behaviour, canine sensitivity to fairness, rules of play among wolves and rats, before a brief detour into Martha Nussbaum's development of Rawlsian justice theory leads us to an extended discussion of Aquinas»
understanding of justice as a virtue, acquired and infused.
«If
animals are undertaking activities solely or partly to keep fit, this opens up a significant new facet to our
understanding and interpretation of
animal behaviour.
Ultimately, the study contributes to our
understanding of the complexity inherent to disease transmission and highlights the importance of changes in
behaviour of sick
animals for predicting the outcome of outbreaks.
«It brings us one step closer to
understanding how these
animals evolved their amazing cooperative
behaviour, which in many ways is a step beyond human evolution,» he said.
Co-author James Makinson said: «
Understanding how small - brained
animals like bees find efficient rules - of - thumb to accomplish complex and flexible
behaviours has great potential to inform the development of artificial intelligence and advanced robots.
As well as boosting our
understanding of
animal behaviour, the moment hints at the potential for using algorithms to analyse any activity where information is transmitted — including our daily activities (see «Scripts for life «-RRB-.
In addition, measuring the likelihood of contact with the infected
animals is also extremely difficult as it involves
understanding human and
animal behaviour.
The
animals would have had to copy a complex
behaviour of another pig or
understand the objectives and intentions of a demonstrator, for example with regard to the manipulation of objects.
This unexpected aphrodisiac may open the bedroom door for microbiologists to study sexual
behaviour in many poorly
understood species — and perhaps even in the earliest
animals.
Zambrano has been sporadically releasing and tracking
animals here over two years to
understand their
behaviour and habitat preferences.
The findings, published in the journal
Animal Behaviour, could help scientists better
understand how humans evolved socially.
But youngsters 6 to 10 years of age have no trouble
understanding the threat in a dog's aggressive bark, researchers report in the current issue of Applied
Animal Behaviour Science.
Mathematical models allow us to
understand how patterns and processes in the real world are generated and how complex
behaviour, such as the collective movement of
animal groups, can be produced from simple individual level rules.
Animal behaviour arises from computations in neuronal circuits, but our
understanding of these computations has been frustrated by the lack of detailed synaptic connection maps, or connectomes.
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 role of bacteria in
animal development, ecology and evolution is increasingly well -
understood, yet little is known of how
animal behaviour affects bacterial communities.
Cornelia Bargmann has for more than two decades used these millimetre - sized transparent worms as a model organism for
understanding how genes and the environment influence
animal behaviour.
Directly following this, he lamented that «much of modern thinking and teaching has failed to recognize as common the origin of man with many
animal forms and its significance for
understanding his form and
behaviour.»
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Rabbits are naturally clean and tidy as
animals so if your bunny does go to the toilet away from its litter tray then it's important to
understand what's behind this
behaviour so you can make the necessary changes to stop it.
But they were conducted at a time when our
understanding of both human and
animal behaviour was in its infancy and our ability to study it was very limited.
In the same way as our knowledge of things like medicine, human psychology and technology has changed dramatically in the last 75 years, so has our
understanding of
animal behaviour.
This program is intended for dog trainers, pet industry professionals, local and state government bodies and anyone interested in a deeper
understanding of the latest research into dog
behaviour, training and the importance to society of the human -
animal bond.
Increasing our
understanding and knowledge of their
behaviour, can only enhance our enjoyment and love of these special
animals.
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Students will
understand the complicated motivations for malicious
behaviour and they will learn about the strengths and shortcomings of Canadian law as it relates to
animal protection.
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animals Understanding Dog
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Here at The Ark
Animal Hospitals» Puppy Pre-school we aim to teach you responsible pet ownership in terms of health and nutrition, how to
understand canine
behaviour and apply realistic expectations and training methods.
Countless studies have backed up what most of us intuitively
understand — human beings are social
animals hardwired to «mirror» the
behaviour of those around them.
Surrey, UK About Blog Our mission is to build the capacity of those working in
animal welfare by developing their
understanding of the key principles of human
behaviour change and how to apply them.
The integration of
animal and human literature will lead to a better comprehension of maternal response and
behaviour and will afford us more scientific
understanding of its distinct and common expression in all species that engage in it.
Evolutionary - minded scholars seek to
understand the historical and adaptive bases of paternal
behaviour and child development, including with respect to other
animals.