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intensity scale
intensity scale A sequence of thresholds such that progressively stronger stimuli are needed before the appropriate patterns of behaviour result. These stimuli may be increasingly intensive repetitions of a single stimulus (e.g. a spider that is only slightly hungry does not respond to prey; when rather more hungry it turns toward the prey; when still more hungry it initiates an attack).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "intensity scale." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "intensity scale." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-intensityscale.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "intensity scale." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-intensityscale.html |
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intensity scale
intensity scale A sequence of thresholds such that progressively stronger stimuli are needed before the appropriate patterns of behaviour result. These stimuli may be increasingly intensive repetitions of a single stimulus (e.g. a spider that is only slightly hungry does not respond to prey; when rather more hungry it turns toward the prey; when still more hungry it initiates an attack).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "intensity scale." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "intensity scale." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-intensityscale.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "intensity scale." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-intensityscale.html |
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