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Article: Behave well, sure, but how do you mean?; Behave well, sure, but what do you mean?
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- July 23, 2009
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NATALIE ANGIER
International Herald Tribune
07-23-2009
Behave well, sure, but how do you mean?; Behave well, sure, but what do you mean?
Byline: NATALIE ANGIER
Section: Basics
Type: News
When it comes to a definition of the term "behavior," biologists rarely agree with one another, or even with themselves.
Certain things should never be taken for granted, among them your spouse, your mother, and the precise meaning of words that are at the heart of your profession.
Daniel Levitis was working as a teaching assistant for an animal behavior course at the University of California in Berkeley, and on the first day of class, the professor explained that the shorthand definition of a "behavior" is ...