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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > behavior > animal behavior > imprinting behavior
Fields of Study > zoology > animal behavior > imprinting behavior
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal behavior > imprinting behavior
Preferred Term:

imprinting behavior

Definition:
Rapid learning or behavioral patterning that occurs at critical points in very early stages of animal development, by which young individuals of a species acquire irreversible behavior patterns of that species.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
animal behavior
Entry Terms:
  • imprinting behaviour
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9000
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