Psychiatry and Psychology

Territoriality

Behavior in defense of an area against another individual or individuals primarily of the same species.

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Abstract

Behavior in defense of an area against another individual or individuals primarily of the same species.

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  • Territorialities

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior, Animal (1966-1967)

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  1. F01.145.875.864w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Territoriality. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013731. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013731
  2. Territoriality. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territoriality_(nonverbal_communication)
  3. Territoriality. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7703794