orientating response

English

Noun

orientating response (plural orientating responses)

(zoology) An animal's response to a stimulus in which the animal moves in a way that allows it to better evaluate the nature of the stimulus. It can then better respond to danger through "fight or flight".

References

Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 327. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.
Barrows, Edward M. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Animal Behavior Desk Reference, Second Edition: A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution CRC Press. 2001. →ISBN. In Google Books. June 8, 2008
orientating response: Information and Much More from Answers.com. Online June 8, 2008.

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