See Also: display behaviour(encyclopedia)
behaviour and behaviour mechanisms(medicine)
Display(medicine)
display(1)(dictionary)
differential display PCR(medicine)
display 1, noun(dictionary)
affect display(medicine)
caller display(dictionary)
data display(medicine)
display 2, verb(dictionary)

nom de plume (oh) and display behaviour (sh)


nom de plume (oh)



[C] formal
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: 'pen name']
a name used by a writer instead of their real name
-synonym pen name pen name

display behaviour (sh)




Ritualized activity by which an animal conveys specific information.

The best-known displays are visual, but others rely on sound, smell, or touch. Agonistic (aggressive) displays make it unnecessary to chase intruders from a territory or for animals to injure each Other in competition for mates. One type of defensive display deceives predators or lures them away from vulnerable young. See also birdsong; courtship behaviour.