Organism Function
nutrient intake activity
Subclass of:
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena;
Behavior, Animal;
Behavior
Definitions related to feeding behaviors:
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(eating behavior) The specific behavior of an organism relating to the intake of food, any substance (usually solid) that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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Behavior associated with the intake of food.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(ingestive behavior) Eating habits and their role in human diseaseNCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(nutrient intake activity) Nutrients taken in, whether ingested or by parenteral routes.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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