feeding behavior
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002438
Feeding behavior is the manner by which organisms obtain and consume food.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002438 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | feeding behaviour |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | nutritional behavior; animal behavior; trophic relationships; eating habits; trophic levels; aphidophagous predators; grazing trials; functional response models; geophagia; herbaceous browse; gumivory; biting rates; hematophagy; browsing; food reinforcement; feeding preferences; suspension feeding; coprophagy; feeding patterns; entomophagy; engorgement; feeding frequency; foraging; nectar feeding; sugar feeding; trophallaxis; wildlife food habits; scavenging behavior; grazing |
| Translations | Spanish: conducta alimentaria |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002438",
"term": "feeding behavior",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Feeding behavior is the manner by which organisms obtain and consume food.",
"synonyms": [
"feeding behaviour"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"nutritional behavior",
"animal behavior",
"trophic relationships",
"eating habits",
"trophic levels",
"aphidophagous predators",
"grazing trials",
"functional response models",
"geophagia",
"herbaceous browse",
"gumivory",
"biting rates",
"hematophagy",
"browsing",
"food reinforcement",
"feeding preferences",
"suspension feeding",
"coprophagy",
"feeding patterns",
"entomophagy",
"engorgement",
"feeding frequency",
"foraging",
"nectar feeding",
"sugar feeding",
"trophallaxis",
"wildlife food habits",
"scavenging behavior",
"grazing"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "conducta alimentaria"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/feeding-behavior/"
}
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