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Showing 1 to 20 of 178 for “"social behaviour"”.
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Social behaviour of captive belugas, Delphinapterus leucas
… sampling techniques developed for investigating social behaviour of terrestrial animals were adapted for studying captive belugas, providing quantitative descriptions of social relationships .among individuals. Five groups of captive belugas were observed, allowing a cross-sectional view of …
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Social behaviour of captive belugas, Delphinapterus leucas
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 1994.
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Exploring the evolution of social behaviour using genomic data
Sociality is at the root of tremendous ecological success of several taxa, including humans, ants, bees, wasps and termites. The degree and type of sociality varies greatly across taxa. The evolution of complex social behaviour can be studied by performing comparative analyses of organisms across a …
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Tourists and anti-social behaviour: a framework that establishes management responses
… of this study is to explore the contemporary social phenomenon of soft ASB in tourism, specifically in Andalucia, Spain. A series of observations, interviews with tourists and hosts and focus groups were conducted during the period of two tourist seasons. The aim was to establish the types of …
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Space, Place and the Policing of Anti-social Behaviour in Rural Scotland
Anti-social behaviour (herein ASB) has become important socially, politically and culturally in the United Kingdom over the past fifteen years. Successive Governments have prioritised tackling ASB, with a plethora of legislation being introduced to tackle low-level nuisance behaviour. The Crime and …
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The Role of Intensive Family Support in the Governance of Anti-Social Behaviour
… family support in the governance of anti-social behaviour, this thesis has focused analytical attention on one case study project, the Family Support Service. Based on data collected from 35 interviews with women receiving the service, project staff and local agents, the research findings …
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Anti-social behaviour: local perception and reporting behaviour in a small urban location
… examining how people experience and perceive antisocial behaviour. Anti-social behaviour legislation and centralised policy was initially based on the notion anti-social behaviour was easy to define. Innes’s (2004) signal crimes perspective identified the importance of local, context specific …
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Doing the ‘right’ thing: A sociological exploration of pro-social behaviour by independent witnesses
Individual pro-social behaviour has been explored by academics and others in a variety of situations and contexts. Why people act selflessly on behalf of strangers is an intriguing topic and has not been studied in the specific context of the Crown courts before. This study has three phases. The …
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Understanding Social Behaviour - Macaque behaviour in coordination and cooperation games and the encoding of inequity in striatum
Social behaviours have been widely studied in behavioural economics and psychology. However, the origins of these behaviours in the brain are poorly understood. In this dissertation I will discuss two main avenues of study which constituted separate projects during my PhD candidacy. The first …
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The socio-ecology and social behaviour of the brown hyaena Hyaena Brunnea, Thunberg, 1820 in the southern Kalahari.
… size regulation. Evolutionary trends in Hyaenid behaviour are briefly discussed as is the management of the brown hyaena in the southern Kalahari and other areas.
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The effect of the DUSO guidance program on the intelligence and social behaviour of institutionalised mentally retarded children
… It was hypothesised that as a result of the social stimulation received from this enrichment program, the mental age (MA) and IQ of the children would increase and their social behaviour improve. The background to this study was discussed and involved the examination of relevant concepts in …
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Transcending Time: The Impact of Contact on Houses and Social Behaviour at an Ethnographic Village Site in the shíshálh Nation
… as the basis for this thesis. Findings were that social behaviour changed at ts’unay after Contact, which was expressed spatially within households. Taking a household archaeology approach, this thesis uses archaeological information alongside oral history, historical documents, and interviews …
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What makes us social? Investigating the genetic influences of social behaviour and related phenotypes in the general population and neurodivergent individuals
Contains fulltext : 330387.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)
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The Role of Entertainment Television in Shaping Social Behaviour of Children. A case of Kinondoni Municipality in Dar Es Salaam Region
… force to be reckoned with in the transmission of social values and norms in a civilised society. It has not only become a part of everyday life, but serves as a veritable source of information, education and entertainment by the reason of its dramatic and demonstrative powers. It was observed that …
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Building Schools of Character: The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a School-Based Character Education Programme Designed to Promote Cooperative Learning and Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour
Background: The issue of behaviour management, particularly as it pertains to addressing anti-social behaviour and improving learning and life outcomes for children and adolescents in schools has become a primary topic of discussion among educational stakeholders. The current perception among …
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'Separate Realities': An Investigation Into The Social Behaviour Of A Group Of Adults With Severe Learning Difficulties And A Discussion Of The Factors Which Appear To Motivate This Behaviour
… underlying factors which appear to motivate the social behaviour of adults with severe learning difficulties. While there is ample evidence to suggest that these adults often behave in ways viewed as unacceptable by the wider population a skills deficit approach to the issue is frequently …
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