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Page 127
... behaviour that is protective , signaling danger at the approach of a predator . Another type of display behaviour is that designed to deceive a predator or lure it away from vulnerable young . An example is the broken - wing display ...
... behaviour that is protective , signaling danger at the approach of a predator . Another type of display behaviour is that designed to deceive a predator or lure it away from vulnerable young . An example is the broken - wing display ...
Page 417
limit marks the end of elastic behaviour and the beginning of plastic behaviour . For most brittle materials , stresses beyond the elastic limit result in fracture with almost no plastic deformation . The elastic limit depends markedly ...
limit marks the end of elastic behaviour and the beginning of plastic behaviour . For most brittle materials , stresses beyond the elastic limit result in fracture with almost no plastic deformation . The elastic limit depends markedly ...
Page 478
... behaviour , and neurochemical activity . Though psychologists have not found a simple yet comprehensive definition of emotion , they have generally agreed that emotions entail , to varying degrees , awareness of one's environment or ...
... behaviour , and neurochemical activity . Though psychologists have not found a simple yet comprehensive definition of emotion , they have generally agreed that emotions entail , to varying degrees , awareness of one's environment or ...
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