avoidance behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofavoidanceandbehaviour
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avoidance
noun[U]
uk/əˈvɔɪ.dəns/us/əˈvɔɪ.dəns/
the act of avoiding something ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofavoidanceandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, to our knowledge, the present study is the first experimental demonstration ofavoidancebehaviourin the system.
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Another mechanism, which tends to decrease the exposure to parasites, is the activeavoidancebehaviour of the hosts when they actively avoid sources of infection.
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It is possible thatavoidancebehaviourin some individuals may trigger similar responses in others possibly without an actual contact with the parasite.
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Shoaling and responses initiated by conspecifics may therefore alter the significance ofavoidancebehaviourfor an individual fish.
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Otherwise, the robot may experience obstacleavoidancebehaviourif it is allowed to navigate out of its prescribed path.
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The ways that flies avoided the net are shown in table 4, which also shows howavoidancebehaviourvaried with the fly's direction of approach.
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Nevertheless, there is no clear pattern ofavoidancebehaviouraccording to the direction of approach.
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We conclude that the locus on chromosome 15 acts primarily onavoidancebehaviourand the locus on chromosome 1 influences exploration.
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Miracidia demonstrated a rapidavoidancebehaviourwhen briefly exposed to heavy metals.
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His research has focused on the creation of a new scale to measure sensitivity to criticism - which has been used to investigate aspects ofavoidancebehaviour, depression, and motivational deficits.
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The presence of juveniles near the banks of the stream therefore may have been due to anavoidancebehaviour by these snails to higher cercarial densities in the mainstream zone.
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Avoidancebehaviourwas especially common in older children, particularly when it was anticipated that other family members might be present.
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However, in the present study we focused on individual responses and interactions associated withavoidancebehaviour, and studies on shoaling behaviour and parasites in fish require future work.
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The term "avoidancebehaviour" is a pretty way of describing the absolute terror felt by the people who adopt it.
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These were marine collision risk—mathematical models; a behavioural study of the collision avoidance task in bridge watchkeeping; and collisionavoidancebehaviour: a simulator study.
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Two additional separately scored subscales were included, specifically designed to measure reassurance seeking and avoidance behaviours.
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Members of the committee describe how geese and ducks showavoidancebehaviourindicating aversion for the person who feeds them and the feeding procedure.
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