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bout: a standalone construct

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bout1 CONSTRUCTBehavioural boutSIBLY ET AL. · 1990

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Behavioural ecology

A cluster of acts separated from the next by a gap

In the quantitative study of behaviour, a bout is a run of repeated acts grouped close together in time and separated from the next run by a longer gap, with a "bout criterion" marking where one bout ends and the next begins. Sibly, Nott, and Fletcher's 1990 Splitting behaviour into bouts gave the standard method for estimating that criterion from the distribution of gaps between acts. The referent is a temporal cluster of behaviour, measured by inter-act intervals, and it is distinct from a sporting contest or an exercise session, sharing only the word.[1]

Unit
A temporal cluster of acts, delimited by a bout criterion
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Estimated from the log-survivor distribution of intervals between successive acts

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References

  1. Sibly, R. M., Nott, H. M. R., & Fletcher, D. J. (1990). Splitting behaviour into bouts. Animal Behaviour, 39(1), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-3472(05)80726-2

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