Whether it was a conscious display or not […] the birds could not have adopted an attitude or a position in relation to one another better adapted to show off the beauties of their plumage.
- diplophase
- diplotene
- direct/indirect fitness
- directional selection
- discontinuous variation
- disease
- disjunct species
- disparity
- dispersal
- displacement activity
- display
- display-characters
- disruptive selection
- dissimilation
- dissipative structure
- distance
- distraction display
- distribution
- distribution area
- divergence
- diversity
Result of Your Query
displayDisplay (ger.)
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A behaviour pattern that is directed towards other organisms in order to influence their behaviour.
- 1901
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Selous, E. (1901). An observational diary of the habits – mostly domestic – of the Great Crested Grebe (Podicecps cristatus and of the peewit (Vanellus vulgaris), with some general remarks. The Zoologist 5, 339-350: 344.
- 1914
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The Display Ceremonies […] seem so very like the Displays of solitary courtship.
Huxley, J.S. (1914). The courtship habits of the great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus). Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1914, 491-562: 524.
- 1975
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Display A behavior pattern that has been modified in the course of evolution to convey information. A display is a special kind of signal, which in turn is broadly defined as any behavior that conveys information regardless of whether it serves other functions.
Wilson, E.O. (1975). Sociobiology. The New Synthesis: 582.
- 1982
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display A behaviour pattern or signal modified in the course of evolution to convey information.
Lincoln, R.J., Boxshall, G.A. & Clark, P.F. (1982). A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics: 70.