Preferred Label : appetitive behavior;
MeSH definition : Animal searching behavior. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behavior
pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for food, or sequential courtship patterns prior
to mating.;
MeSH synonym : searching behaviors; behavior, appetitive; appetitive behaviors; behaviors, appetitive; searching behavior; behavior, searching; behaviors, searching;
MeSH annotation : usually animal; introduct phase of instinctive behav; nothing to do with APPETITE,
the desire for food;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetitive behavior;
Origin ID : D001070;
UMLS CUI : C0003624;
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Animal searching behavior. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behavior
pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for food, or sequential courtship patterns prior
to mating.
