threat display
1Threat display — is a type of display behaviour aiming at intimidation of a potential enemy. It may be directed at a rival of the same species (in tournament species), or at a potential threat from a different species.The competitive advantage of threat display… …
2Shark threat display — Shark threat display, a type of agonistic display, is a behaviour observed in some sharks when they feel threatened or protective. It consists of a contorting of the body into a series of ritualized postures coupled with an exaggerated swimming… …
3Threat — may refer to: *behaviour that emphasizes one s aggressive potential, see threat display *An act of coercion wherein a negative consequence is proposed to elicit response (in the case of an empty threat there is no real negative consequence).… …
4lateral threat display — see lateral display …
5Display (zoology) — Many male birds have brightly coloured plumage for display. This feather is from a male Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus. Display is a form of animal behaviour, linked to survival of the species in various ways. One example of display used by some… …
6display — displayer, n. /di splay /, v.t. 1. to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign. 2. to reveal; betray: to display fear. 3. to unfold; open out; spread out: to display a sail. 4. to show ostentatiously; flaunt. 5. Print. to give special… …
7Display behavior — is the tendency of living things to express actions or formations, it is thought, for competitive advantage. Among animalsAnimals may use display behavior for different purposes including threat, courtship and direct competition for example. An… …
8frontal threat display — when a fish faces another fish and flares its gills and opens its mouth wide. May indicate aggression, defense of territory or self defense by making it appear too large to attack or eat …
9display behaviour — 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… …
10lateral display — when fish display the body side to another fish. May involve various body movements such as quivering, body and tail slapping, and spreading fins. This may be courtship or a threat display. The other fish may fold its fins in submission or extend …
