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Consummatory Behavior
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Definition
: An act which constitutes the termination of a given instinctive behavior pattern or sequence.
mainly animal; conclusion of a series of responses: nothing to do with "consumption" of food or other substances (
Examples
Nesting Behavior
;
Predatory Behavior
;
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Other names
Consummatory Behaviors; Behaviors, Consummatory; Behavior, Consummatory