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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > behavior > agonistic behavior > defensive behavior > mimicry (behavior)
Preferred Term:

mimetismo (comportamiento)

Definition:
Imitación inconsciente o directa de la postura, el discurso, el comportamiento, el movimiento y la expresión facial de alguien, dirigida a obtener ventaja por razones como supervivencia, protección, depredación, reproducción, etc.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
conducta defensiva
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9005
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2020-07-29