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social behavior
so·cial be·hav·ior [ soh-shuhl bih-heyv-yer ]
Subclass of:
Behavior
Definitions related to social behavior:
  • Any behavior caused by or affecting another individual or group usually of the same species.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Behavior affecting or in response to other individuals, usually of the same species.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Behavior directed towards society, or taking place between members of the same species. Occurs predominantly, or only, in individuals that are part of a group.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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