aggressive behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaggressiveandbehaviour
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aggressive
adjective
uk/əˈɡres.ɪv/us/əˈɡres.ɪv/
showing anger and a willingness to attack ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofaggressiveandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Agitated andaggressivebehaviourwas common (40 %).
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This includes not only following an ant, but also avoiding theiraggressivebehaviour.
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Thus, early and subsequent seasonal conditions seem to affectaggressivebehaviourin later life.
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However, one of six hamsters showedaggressivebehaviouras the cancer invaded into the diaphragm.
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Aggressivebehaviourfor roost defence may also lead to biting incidents between bats.
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The second factor extracted consisted of obsessive behaviour, temper tantrums, violent/aggressivebehaviourand possessiveness.
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Theaggressivebehaviourof these flies was seldom directed against herbivores.
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Thus, it is crucial to identify genetic alterations that underlie suchaggressivebehaviour.
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A prisoner's age, for instance, commonly thought today to influenceaggressivebehaviour, is rarely documented in the extant sources.
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Furthermore, the results suggest a periodicity inaggressivebehaviourwhich differs for males born in the successive months.
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Aggressivebehaviourconsisted of biting, lunging and grappling; these behaviours were usually all expressed in an aggressive interaction.
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Market culture, slang, and trade-specificaggressivebehaviourlearned through apprenticeship are essential to success in these unregulated markets.
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One example of covertaggressivebehaviourwhich is very well described by the authors is the giving of presents.
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There is in society a worrying growth ofaggressivebehaviour.
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In addition, public executions encourageaggressivebehaviouramongst the population.
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It benefits from a certain degree ofaggressivebehaviour.
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He added that he was not given toaggressivebehaviour.
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The performance ofaggressivebehaviourdepends on the proper stimulus (a victim) being present at the right moment and in the proper situation.
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But to our knowledge, no study has been carried out to determine whether these observations result fromaggressivebehaviourby the nestmates or not.
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No significant differences inaggressivebehaviouror time in the other individual's half of the tube emerged between subsites at either site.
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