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Science - Zoology / description of the West-African manatee | | English term or phrase: speed of avoidance | | This species has a slow speed of avoidance compared with other marine mammals. |
| | | vitesse de fuite | Explanation:
Avoidance of predator - Fuite devant les prédateurs
"Une autre étude menée sur les mêmes sites avec cinq tortues caouannes juvéniles a montré la présence de coelentérés pélagiques (surtout des siphonophores et, à un degré moindre, des Scyphomedusae et des Hydromedusae), des salpes (Pyrosoma atlanticus), des gastéropodes (Janthina spp., Pterotrachea spp.) et des bernacles (Lepas spp.) (Van Nierop & Den Hartog, 1984). Brongersma (1972) doute que les caouannes puissent attraper des poissons, mais la faible vitesse de fuite des poissons syngnathidés et leur forte mortalité dans la zone peuvent expliquer leur présence dans les contenus stomacaux."
http://www.encyclo123.com/--Reptiles/Les-Tortues/tortues de ...
"• Les lamantins ont une queue en forme de pagaie et quoique généralement lents, sont de bons nageurs. Ils peuvent plonger jusqu’à 10 m/33’.
• Animal non agressif sans instinct de territoire. Il n’a pas de prédateur à l’exception de l’homme, et parfois du crocodile ou du requin. Sa seule défense est la fuite."
http://www.dauphinsetbaleines3d.com/D&B3D_guidepedagogique.p...
"We examined the relative contributions of conspicuous coloration and unpalatability to escaping predation with two measures: speed of avoidance learning and ..."
http://www.pnas.org/content/103/15/5852.full
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| Reference: avoidance learning
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according to Wicki:
Avoidance learning belongs to negative reinforcement schedules. The subject learns that a certain response will result in the termination or prevention of an aversive stimulus. There are two kinds of commonly used experimental settings: discriminated and free-operant avoidance learning.
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-08-21 14:24:04 GMT)
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so perhaps along the lines of "Renforcement négatif"?
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-08-21 14:24:36 GMT)
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or rather "Renforcement positif"?
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| Sep 7, 2010 - Changes made by FX Fraipont: | | Created KOG entry | KudoZ term => KOG term | | Aug 21, 2010 - Changes made by Tony M: | | Term asked | speed of avidance => speed of avoidance |
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